GUWAHATI:
Develop Community Surveillance Mechanism for Covid Control: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked all the Deputy Commissioners to put in place a community surveillance system to avert the pandemic spreading from urban to rural areas.
Talking to the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police via video conference to take stock of the COVID situation in the State, the Chief Minister said that in the wake of a surging number of positive cases, there must be concerted efforts to stop the spread of the pandemic in rural areas. Therefore, all the DCs must use their machinery to put in place a community surveillance system to avert the surge of the pandemic in rural areas.
Taking a serious look at the reported positive cases in tea garden areas, Sarma asked the DCs to take steps to tackle the spread of COVID in the tea garden and create a communication channel with organizations in the tea garden areas to use their services. He also said that containment zones should be specifically earmarked and imposed. He also said that the ration should also be provided to the people confined to containment zones in the tea garden areas. He also asked them to ensure that doctors visit the tea garden hospitals regularly.
Chief Minister Sarma asked the DCs to increase their ICU beds, oxygen beds, oxygen concentrators and COVID Care Centres in their respective districts. He asked them to increase the RT-PCR test to ascertain the COVID status of the people, a press release said.