Door-to-door fever surveillance in Chennai started
Posted on: 09/Apr/2021 9:34:51 AM
The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city of Chennai has sent shock waves and GCC is not taking steps to control the spread of this deadly infection. In the 15 zones, GCC has now launched door-to-door fever surveillance.
It is now said that the fever survey workers would help the residents to get vaccinations at the nearest centre. Till now, atleast 9 lakhs of the population in Chennai have been vaccinated.
It was mentioned by Mr. G. Prakash, Chennai corporation commissioner that GCC has started door-to-door surveys and fever clinics along with contact tracing and intensive focussed tracing.
He then spoke about how GCC would be strict in enforcing Covid-19 safety norms and how GCC Revenue team is geared up. The number of vaccinations would be increased and turnaround would be there in about a month’s time. Mr. Alby John Verghese, Corporation deputy commissioner, Health hinted that each of the 6000 fever survey workers would be visiting the households once every 2 days. He threw light on the work that would be carried out by 1000 FOCUS volunteers also.
Zones like Kodambakkam, Teynampet, Anna Nagar and Royapuram have reported many Coronavirus positive cases and soon the volunteers would help the residents in these zones to get essential commodities.
