Now, Covid Monitors to check compliance of guidelines

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Hoshiarpur, August 29

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 29

To ensure strict adherence of health safety protocols amid the Covid-19 pandemic in all business establishments, industrialist units or other places, where more than 20 people gather daily, the district administration has asked them to appoint a ‘Covid Monitor’ on their premises to keep a constant check on safety practices in larger public interest.

Reviewing the current situation and Covid preparedness with officials from civil and health departments, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said in the absence of any vaccine to keep the virus at bay, social distancing and proper wearing of masks are crucial factors to control the contagion. “The Covid Monitor on the said premises will ensure the implementation of all requisite and mandatory health safety protocols by the staff/employees/workers without any fail. He said the Covid Monitors would ensure strict adherence of all guidelines, including two-yard physical distancing, masking and washing hand frequently or use of contactless hand sanitisers etc. He said Covid monitors will have to remain vigilant to inform the authorities or high-ups whenever they spot Covid symptoms in any worker or employee,” he said.

He said these monitors could help the administration in keeping the infection under check by ensuring early detection and early treatment. The DC asked the officials to ensure all such establishments appoint Covid monitors at the earliest.

He said 75 new contact tracing teams have been set up to ensure vigorous tracing of at least 10 contacts of each Covid positive case as soon as possible to control the virus.

Thori said to break the transmission chain, the testing of contacts of a positive case was being ensured at the earliest. He said the healthcare infrastructure was being ramped up continuously in the district besides the availability of beds for the level-II and level-III patients was being ensured.

Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and Senior Superintendent of Police Satinder Singh, who also joined the video-conferencing from their offices, said the Police Department, had already intensified drive against those defying Covid protocols to stem the spread of Covid-19.

ADC Vishesh Sarangal, MC Joint Commissioners Harcharan Singh and Inaayat, PUDA EO Navneet Kaur Bal among others were also present. Meanwhile, Hoshiarpur District Magistrate Apneet Riyait also issued orders for all government and private establishments having more than 20 persons working therein to appoint ‘Covid Monitors’ on their respective premises to strictly follow Covid-19 safety protocols without any fail.

With 166 new cases, tally reaches 6,239

With 166 positive cases, the Jalandhar district tally reached 6,239 on Saturday. Not only this, three more deaths were also reported, taking the death toll to 155. So far, 4,065 patients have been discharged in the district. In Kapurthala, 38 people tested positive on Saturday and two died. The deceased include a 63-year-old man from Begowal with history of diabetes and haemodylasis, who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar, and a 58-year-old man of Aman Nagar Kapurthala, who died at Government Medical College, Patiala. TNS