CONTAINING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
UT administration has been taking a number of measures to contain Covid-19 spread in Jammu and Kashmir and in this direction recently Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, convened a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the initiatives of additional strategies to combat Covid-19.
Advisor sought feedback from all the Deputy Commissioners regarding steps being taken by them for containment and management of Coronavirus. He directed all the Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir Division and the Divisional Administration to ensure hundred percent screening and testing of chronic patients suffering from the critical diseases viz Diabetes, Cancer, Hypertension and undergoing Dialysis and those who are 60 years & above, as they are the vulnerable class and can easily succumb to the Covid-19 infection with fatality, if not screened, tested and treated at the earliest.
He emphasized upon the officers to ensure that guidelines issued by Government of India and UT administration are strictly adhered to and there is no violation of the lock down measures in red zone areas. He asked the authorities to impose a fine on the people who violate the lockdown.
The Advisor further directed that every step must be taken to ensure availability of essential commodities, medicines and other items in the red zones/lock down areas at the door steps of people.
But people will have to share the responsibility in order to arrest the growth of pandemic especially in Kashmir valley.
