Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday convened a meeting to review measures to combat COVID19 and arrangements put in place for J&K residents arriving from outside.
Divisional Commissioner,Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole; all Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir; Director SKIMS;Principal GMC Srinagar; Director Health Services Kashmir; Director, AirportAuthority Srinagar; Principal SKIMS Medical College Bemina joined the meetingvia video conference.
The Advisor sought feedbackfrom all the Deputy Commissioners regarding the people of J&K who werearriving from outside and the facilities being arranged for them, their testingand sampling, arrangements in administrative quarantine, status of additionalquarantine facilities, status of red zones and other issues related to thepandemic.
Deputy Commissioner Kulgamapprised the Advisor that additional wellness Centers at Government DegreeCollege and Eklavya Model School have been set up to provide better facilitiesto the labourers who are expected to arrive in the next 15 days.
Deputy Commissioners,Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama and Budgam also presented the status of the arrivalof laborers/students from outside J&K.
Deputy Commissioner,Ganderbal apprised the Advisor that a separate facility of 150 beds has alsobeen created besides the administrative quarantine facility of 1,350 beds inthe district.
The Deputy Commissioner,Baramulla said with the detection of fresh positive cases, additional 17 redzones have been categorised in the district. The Advisor directed all theDeputy Commissioners to present their requisition of the VTM kits to theDirector Health Services, Kashmir which the Director will provide at theearliest.
Deputy Commissioner,Srinagar informed the Advisor that the district has administrative quarantinecapacity of 6,000 and also expected influx of 15,000 persons from outside innext 15 days.
Khan said 30,000 mattressesand bed sheets were being sent to the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir who willfurther ensure its distribution as per the requirement of the districts.
The DivisionalCommissioner, apprised the meeting that screening booths and dedicated helplines/control rooms have been created in each Super Specialty Hospitals withthe due publicity in print and electronic media.
The Advisor asked the DCsto focus on strategic sampling in consultation with the Health Department andthe Medical institutions with focus on 100% sampling and testing in red zones.
The Advisor furtherdirected Deputy Commissioner Budgam to conduct the inspection of SrinagarAirport along with the Director Airports Srinagar and to submit a reportregarding the placement of SOPs and other facilities and measures in placewhich will cater to the air travelers when the flights resume.