Udupi: District Health Officer Dr. Sudheer Chandra said that the health department had compiled a list of foreigners visiting Udupi. ’We will contact each individual and ensure that they are not infected with Coronavirus.’’
He was speaking to media at District Government Hospital in Ajjarkad on Thursday.
The DHO said the Isolation Unit set up with five beds to treat the new coronavirus infection includes two beds with a Ventilator facility. He said that Isolation wards with three beds were set up in Kundapur and Karkala taluks to treat new coronavirus infection. To prevent new coronavirus infection from taking an epidemic form, committees were formed at district and taluk-level, he added.
An awareness of symptoms and steps to prevent the new coronavirus infection is being created among the public. Awareness boards have been installed at places teeming with people like railway stations, bus stations, centers of pilgrimage and on beaches, Chandra added. The DHO also warned of initiating legal against those attempting to trigger coronavirus scare on social media.
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