Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah Reviews COVID-19 Situation in Udalguri District

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TANGLA: COVID-19 situation in Udalguri: Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah reviewed the present status and preparedness with regard to COVID-19 and floods in Udalguri district on Sunday. He held a meeting with senior officers of Udalguri district which was attended by Udalguri Deputy Commissioner Dr. P. Uday Praveen, Udalguri Superintendent of Police Hiranya Barman, Joint Director of Health Services, Udalguri, Dr. Tayebur Rahman, among others.

He also emphasized the need of vaccination to be done at a 'Mission Mode', laying special importance on cent per cent vaccination of all health workers, police personnel, essential service providers, staff of child care institutions, among other frontline workers. He also exhorted to give wide publicity to the 104 tele-service during the pandemic.

Baruah also instructed the district and police administration to take measures to prevent any gathering at public places and emphasized the need for large scale COVID-19 testing, including testing of all railway passengers. In the meet, he also enquired about lifting and distribution of rice under NFSA and PMGKY for the month and instructed the administration to ensure providing 'take home ration' to beneficiaries. Baruah also visited the District Jail, Udalguri and the designated COVID care centre for inmates. He also visited the 200-bedded District Hospital in Udalguri.

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