Mizoram to set up separate COVID-19 care centre for treating security personnel

Guwahati: In view of the rising Covid-19 cases among the state security personnel, the Mizoram government on Sunday decided to create separate Covid care centres or hospitals for security personnel infected with the viral disease.

State Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana assembled an urgent meeting with other ministers and top officials on Sunday in view of the increase in Covid-19 cases among security personnel, an official statement said.

The meeting observed that it is not medically healthy to treat civilian patients and security personnel infected with Covid-19 in the same Covid care centre or hospital, the statement further added.

The members of the meeting decided to reserve Nursing school (COVID-19 care centre) in Serchhip town for BSF jawans, while AYUSH hospital at Thenzawl in Serchhip district and Tribal Art Centre at Tanhril in Aizawl have been kept aside for treating paramilitary forces and other forces, it said.

Assam Rifles have their own Covid-19 care Centre at Zokhawsang near Aizawl.

The Covid-19 care centre at Beraw and the multipurpose centre at ITI locality in Aizawl have been reserved for treating civilians, who are infected with Covid-19. Zoram Medical College has been declared a dedicated Covid hospital in the state and there 64 beds for Covid-19 patients.

The meeting also decided to frame guidelines for security personnel to take care of during quarantine.

Minister Lalthangliana informed the meeting that 10 Truelab Quattro Real-Time Quantitative Micro PCR Machines will be brought to the state this week to be installed in 10 districts.

Mizoram reported the highest single-day spike of novel coronavirus with 55 people being infected with the deadly virus on Sunday, an official said.

54 new cases were reported from Aizawl district and 1 from Lunglei district. He also added that 47 of the newly infected people were security personnel while 8, including women, were civilians.

All of the newly infected persons have returned from different parts of the country, he said. Of the 8 civilians, 2 contracted the virus from a COVID-19 patient.

Mizoram reported first COVID-19 case on March 24. Since then at least 468 people have been found infected with the deadly virus so far. One has migrated to Assam.

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