By SK.Vyas
Jalandhar, June 27, 2020: In a path-breaking initiative aimed at enhancing the treatment facilities for the patients inflicted with COVID- 19, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ghanshyam Thori has asked all the Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDM) to create an additional quarantine facility of 700 beds in the district under the ‘Mission Fateh’ launched by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
In a communiqué to all the Sub Divisional Magistrates, the Deputy Commissioner has categorically said that the Sub Divisional Magistrates Jalandhar I and Jalandhar II would create an additional facility of 200 beds each for quarantine at the district. Likewise, he said that the Sub Divisional Magistrates Nakodar, Shahkot and Phillaur would create an additional quarantine facility of 100 bed each in their Sub Divisions. Mr. Thori said that as vulnerable population groups (those with co-morbid medical conditions, above 60 years of age, pregnant women, persons with immune-compromised conditions) were more prone to serious Covid illness therefore for containment and micro-containment zones where there was clustering of cases steps needs to be taken for reducing mortality.
The Deputy Commissioner said that this quarantine facility would be used for accommodating high risk individuals adding that high risk individuals in containment and micro-containment zones would be offered accommodation out of the containment zone till their area of residence comes out of the containment zone. He said that this facility would be optional and such person coming in high risk category would be allowed one caretaker from home to look after him/her.Thori said that Medicines and consumables available in the Essential Drug List of Health Department would be provided in Quarantine facility along with diagnostic services as per Government norms and medical care would be provided by Health Department. He further said that Senior Medical Officer of nearest Government Health facility would ensure morning and evening rounds of medical officers in these facilities as per duty roster along with nursing staff and helpers or any other category of paramedical manpower.