{"id":151427,"date":"2021-02-25T02:06:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=151427"},"modified":"2021-02-25T02:06:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:36:47","slug":"health-secy-issues-advisory-on-strict-implementation-of-covid-appropriate-behaviour-icr-da-asks-returnees-with-flu-symptoms-to-get-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2021\/02\/25\/health-secy-issues-advisory-on-strict-implementation-of-covid-appropriate-behaviour-icr-da-asks-returnees-with-flu-symptoms-to-get-tested\/","title":{"rendered":"Health secy issues advisory on strict implementation of Covid-appropriate behaviour; ICR DA asks returnees with flu symptoms to get tested"},"content":{"rendered":"

ITANAGAR, 24 Feb:<\/strong> Health & Family Welfare Secretary P Parthiban has issued an advisory to all the deputy commissioners in the state to strictly implement Covid-appropriate behaviour and other measures to avoid any spike in Covid-19 cases in Arunachal.<\/p>\n

He said that “the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as evidenced from the recent surge of cases in other states of India, notably Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.”<\/p>\n

“In view of the rise of mutant variant cases of Covid-19 in India, and movement of persons across the country, it is quite possible that such a situation may arise in Arunachal Pradesh unless adequate precautions are taken,” he said.<\/p>\n

The advisory calls for ensuring that special care is taken to implement these measures in crowded places, such as markets, religious institutions, etc.<\/p>\n

District medical officers have also been advised to ensure that adequate testing levels are maintained by focusing on increasing the proportion of RT-PCR\/TrueNat test.<\/p>\n

“All negative rapid antigen test results are to be mandatorily followed by RT-PCR\/TrueNat test, and no such negative persons are to be missed,” the advisory read.<\/p>\n

Regular monitoring of mutant strains through testing, followed by genome sequencing, as well as monitoring of the emerging cluster of cases have been advised.<\/p>\n

The health secretary also called for “refocusing on strict and comprehensive surveillance as well as stringent containment in selected districts with spike in cases.”<\/p>\n

While he acknowledged that collective efforts have gradually reduced the number of Covid cases in the state, he pointed out that “this trend has also resulted in a lackadaisical attitude among the public,” and said that the authorities need to adhere to and enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour.<\/p>\n

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ICR DA asks returnees with flu symptoms to get tested<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In view of the upsurge of the mutant variant of Covid-19 in other states of India, the Itanagar capital region (ICR) district administration (DA) has advised those<\/p>\n

who have returned recently from states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, etc, and have feverish condition or any sign of flu to undergo immediate RT-PCR\/TrueNat test at the testing centres in the ICR, such as the TRIHMS in Naharlagun and the UPHC in Itanagar.<\/p>\n

The public of the ICR have been advised to be more vigilant and careful and follow the SOPs of Covid-19 without fail to avoid any possible spread of the mutant version of Covid-19 in the ICR.<\/p>\n

The DA has called for mandatory wearing of masks in all public places, more so in hospitals, markets, religious places and other areas where there is a congregation of a large number of people.<\/p>\n

“Social distancing and continuous washing of hands should be religiously followed at all times,” it said.<\/p>\n

The DA also sought cooperation of the public in the continuing fight against the Covid-19 virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ITANAGAR, 24 Feb: Health & Family Welfare Secretary P Parthiban has issued an advisory to all the deputy commissioners in the state to strictly implement Covid-appropriate behaviour and other measures to avoid any spike in Covid-19 cases in Arunachal. He said that “the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as evidenced from the recent surge […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-151427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}