Compulsory RT-PCR for Kumbh Mela returnees as COVID-19 second wave sweeps Odisha
1 min read By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: With the Haridwar Kumbh Mela rising as an excellent spreader occasion, Odisha authorities on Saturday requested all collectors and municipal commissioners to advise individuals, who had participated in it, to get RT-PCR examined earlier than boarding practice or flight to the State.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena has shared the checklist of individuals, who had registered with the Uttarakhand authorities to take part within the occasion, with all collectors and municipal commissioners and requested them to contact all these individuals and discover out their location and journey plans.
Stating that every one such individuals must be personally tracked and their well being situation monitored, the SRC mentioned they need to be directed to quarantine themselves for 14 days at house or in momentary medical camps (TMCs).
After reaching right here, they need to be compulsorily RT-PCR examined, he mentioned and added that they need to be instantly attended to if Covid-like signs are observed.
The ASHA and anganwadi employees should go to them repeatedly at house and TMCs to observe their well being situation.
The returnees must be suggested to voluntarily self-isolate themselves and report back to BDOs/municipal and NAC officers, PHC and CHC involved about their situation.
Stating that the returnees must strictly adhere to Covid protocols, the SRC requested the collectors and municipal commissioners to report back to Health division and SRC workplace every day.
