Are Indian passengers suitably informed about Corona Virus?
Posted on: 04/Mar/2020 5:42:12 PM
Yes! They are cautioned! All Visa permissions to China and Iran stand cancelled! For the passengers to Italy, Korea, and Singapore, the Indian Government has given a warning caution! The government may extend this initiative depending on further developments on this issue!
Indian embassy officials in the listed countries are in constant touch with the respective countries with virus reports! Indian government is engaged in talks with the governments of Iran and Italy to get the Indians out and back to India!
The Minister has appealed that passengers making these visits must try their utmost to avoid this trip!
Is India medically prepared to prevent spreading of Corona Virus?
Currently, there 15 medical testing labs in India to check the suspect patients. In a couple of days, another 19 labs will be ready!
The Central health Department Officials have informed that they are ready to set up around 50 labs@
An Isolation-cum-treatment ward has been set up in Chawla near Delhi in the India-Tibet Border Police Department (ITBP). 112 passengers who came from Wuhan (China) and 124 persons who came from Japan are presently in this special ward.
In the cabinet meeting conducted on Monday, 3rd March in Delhi, the department of Pharmaceuticals has kept all required medicines ready!
The patients detected with Corona Virus and kept isolated in these residences are kept under constant monitoring by the local Basic level health Officers.
So far, 25738 patients have been asked to be kept in isolation in the respective houses. The health officials have informed the offices where these affected residents work and inform them to prevent spreading of the disease!
A special helpline number - 011-23978046 has also been made available!
