Ladhana Jhikka To Be Free From COVID Bans
Rest of Villages Also Be Freed From Ban In Coming Days, Syas DC Vinay Bublani
Rajnish Sareen
Nawnashahr, May 9,2020: Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Administration has started to lift ban from the villages brought under ‘Containment Zone’ .
Divulging details, deputy commissoner, Vinay Bublani said that lifting of ban has been initiated with withdrawing of all containments from the village Ladhana Jhikka in Banga Sub Division, today. This village was second of district that was included in ‘Containment Zone’ following the positive case of a 60 years old man.
He said that ‘Containment Zone’ describes the term introduced by department of health to stop further spread of COVID, after surfacing a case in that village or ward of the urban area. This village was brought under ban in March 22 . After bringing this village under containment plan, all the activities were stopped at once and surveillance started to find symptomatic patients. In contained zone, nobody can enter or go outside except medical emergency. Essential supplies and other services are also being provided with the official arrangements.
He said that any village included in containment lasted for 28 days in the plan initially and the imposed ban lifted after passing the 28 days of the last patient cured in the village from COVID. The COVID case of this village was declared cured on April 7 and henceforth this village has completed the containment period and became eligible to be opened.
Deputy Commissioner said that containment strategy of these 15 villages, adjacent to the Pathlawa, had worked well to stop further spread of the COVID in this particular area and all the 18 positive cases have been declared cured by April 22.
He said some more villages would also be brought out of Containment Zone next week as these villages have not shown any more positive cases.
However, Mr Bublani cautioned the residents of the village brought out of containment zone, to abide by all the precautions suggested by the health department viz. use of mask, frequent hand washing, maintain social distance of two meters must.