Admin providing every medical facility to Covid affected patients: DC Shopian

Shopian: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya Thursday stated that the District Administration is providing all kinds of medical facilities to the people affected by Coronavirus.
The DC said this during a media briefing adding that the government is leaving no stone unturned to help people by providing them the required medical facility to overcome this deadly virus, besides there are sufficient quantities of medicines available in DHS, PHCs and other health institutions of the district.
He said all possible measures are being taken by District Administration to curb Covid-19 cases and eradicate this menace and in this regard various teams headed by Tehsildars, BDOs etc. have been directed to keenly monitor the villages and report immediately if any kind of symptom is seen among anyone anywhere to get them treated well on time at the nearest PHC or Sub Centres.
The DC said that in order to tackle the challenges mounted by Covid-19 pandemic effectively, the District Administration has given key emphasis on scaling up of testing and vaccination of people to get rid of this menace.
He said that there is no case of mucormycosis in the district so far and advised the people to follow the SOPs and other guidelines strictly to keep themselves safe from the virus.
Vaishya said that the District Administration is trying its best to inoculate maximum people under accelerated special vaccination drive for 3rd phase of above 18 years of age group. He said that a door to door survey in this regard is going on a war footing basis so that no one is left out without vaccination in the district to save precious lives.
He appealed to the people to make use of Helpline numbers for any kind of assistance regarding Covid-19 and added that laxity of any kind can be harmful.
He said Covid positive rate is decreasing on a daily basis and the situation is improving and is under control, but he also cautioned that despite the decreasing trend in positive cases in the district, the people should remain alert and conscious and take necessary precautions to combat Coronavirus.