District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today said that 41 local residents of Budgam who arrived from Iran and China will be quarantined at 76 bed facilities established at nine isolation locations in the district.This was revealed by the DDC while chairing a meeting to review preparedness for Coronavirus threat.
The meeting among others was attended by CMO BudgamDrNazir Ahmad, SDMs, DIO, TajamulYousuf, all BMOs, senior medicos and other concerned officers and officials, an official handout said.
The DDC said that 31 Budgam residents who have returned from Iran and 10 residents from China will be admitted in isolation wards for their quarantine to ensure proper care and treatment to infected, if any, to control spread of the disease to others.
He instructed CMO to establish a control room with a landline phone facility at CMO Office immediately and ensure all quarantine facilities are available and ready for suspected persons.
