Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stresses awareness on coronavirus

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the preparedness and monitoring mechanism of the Health Department to deal with coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State at a meeting in his conference room, Janata Bhawan, on Saturday.

Sonowal appealed to the people of the State not to panic and urged them to maintain personal hygiene to keep themselves safe from this virus.

The Chief Minister directed the Health Department to take steps for sensitizing all government officials from State Headquarters to panchayat level on coronavirus and to take all precautionary measures. He also asked the department to carry out extensive awareness activities among the people of the State involving field-level functionaries of the department. He also directed the department to impart training to staff of government and private health institutions.

The Chief Minister also asked the department to form dedicated teams at the village level by involving ASHA and AWW who would visit all households and inform people about the preventive measures. Sonowal laid stress on implementing extensive awareness activities covering all panchayats, villages, towns and tea gardens within a week.

The Chief Minister further asked the ASTC to press into service its mechanism in generating awareness among commuters on coronavirus. He urged Railways to collaborate with the Health Department in dealing with the same.

Health department informed the Chief Minister that 100 percent screening of passengers of all international flights at LGBI are being carried out along with regular screening at other airports in the State, a press release said.

Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna, DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Principal Secretary of Health Department Sameer Sinha and other officials were present at the review meeting.

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