COVID-19 Threat : Situation is under control: Pandurang K Pole

No need to panic, administration prepared for any exigency

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 04-Apr-2020

The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, said that the COVID-19 suspects who have foreign travel history and are currently in administrative will be released,in  case they test negative, within three days and  will be put  in home quarantine for 14 days.The Div Com stated this during a meeting with the KCCI representatives and members  of civil society groups, convened to inform them about the preparedness and arrangements made by the Divisional Administration to combat COVID-19 infection across the  valley.He said that at present, positive COVID-19 cases have came from contact groups and all of them  have been traced and quarantined and the administration has dedicated  CD, Dalgate, SKIMS , Soura  and SKIMS, Bemina hospitals in Srinagar besides sub district hospitals of Pattan and Sopore and one building each at other district hospitals  exclusively for COVID-19 disease.Pole further informed them that Kashmir University’s Zakura Campus and NIT Hazratbal were also earmarked for administrative quarantine. Each  institution has 300 bed capacities. Regarding availability of Ventilators, he said that only 5% to 7% Corona cases need Ventilators and valley has sufficient stock to cater critical  cases. For quick transportation, adequate numbers of Critical Care ambulances have been deployed at all COVID-19 hospitals.He reiterated that overall situation is under control  in the valley and there is no need to panic and that the administration is prepared for any exigency.