Door-to-door health survey in Tarn Taran

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, April 13

To keep the spread of the Covid-19 at bay, around 24,853 residents of 4,333 families in the Muradpur and Nanaksar localities were screened for the deadly virus on their doorstep here on Monday. Around 24 teams of the Health Department conducted the screening.

Deputy Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal said it was a matter of great satisfaction that no Covid-19 suspect case was detected. The DC said 18,391 members of 3,221 families in Nanaksar locality and 6,462 members of 1,112 families in Muradpur locality were examined in the survey.

The DC said in case any suspected case was noticed, the Rapid Action Team would be called to the spot for test and the patient would be taken in possession for treatment and kept in quarantine. A health survey of other localities in the town would be conducted in case the need arose, added the DC.