Meghalaya Government Issues advisory on coronavirus

Staff Correspondent

Shillong: The State Government has issued an advisory on coronavirus. It may be mentioned here that there are hundreds of students from Meghalaya who are pursuing studies in China. As part of the precautionary advice, the Department of Health and Family Welfare issued a statement on Tuesday.

The advisory states, “With regards to the ongoing outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in China, the Health department has requested any person who has travelled in the past one month to China and other countries where positive coronavirus cases have been reported, to self-identify themselves irrespective of whether having any symptoms or not by calling the 24-hour Meghalaya GVK EMRI helpline number 108.”

The call operator will then give directions as to what is to be done next. This is to ensure that no symptomatic cases are missed out within the incubation period.

Travellers who had come from the affected areas and the general public are being advised to adhere to some standard health measures for prevention and control.

Those with travel history to the affected areas or exposed to a confirmed case of nCoV infection in the past one month with symptoms of fever and cough should immediately wear face mask, isolate oneself and call up 108 and inform the nearby health facility for further directions, the advisory stated.

The advisory further states: Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water; when coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue and dispose tissue and immediately wash hands and avoid close contact with anyone who has fever and cough.

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