Hailakandi continues tracking those who came in contact with COVID-19 +ve person from Karimganj

April 2: The district administration has launched an intensive contact tracking of persons who came in contact with the COVID-19 person from Karimganj on a war footing. The civil and the police administrations have zeroed in on 47 persons including the family members of the brother of the infected person in whose residence a marriage party of his daughter was held at an PHC quarter at Panchgram.

health authorities have quarantined all the family members of the brother of the infected person and those who attended the marriage reception, including a caterer. Joint Director, Health Services, Dr.Ramesh Chandra Dwivedy informed that all the inmates of the house had been kept under home quarantine and are under close observation.

In another development, 10 persons who came to Hailakandi from Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh in March had been quarantined. Dr. Dwivedy informed that the persons from UP have had already completed their home quarantine period and their swab samples sent to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital for clinical test. “Though they have completed their quarantine period of 14 days, they have not been released. We are keeping them under observation. Until we receive the test reports from SMC&H we are going to keep them under extended quarantine as a preventive measure.”

Dr.Dwivedy further disclosed that out of 1,517 home quarantined persons, 788 have completed their stipulated period of 14 days confinement. “Though they have completed their quarantine period and have no symptoms of COVID-19, they would not be set free as a preventive measure following a positive case in Karimganj,” he added.

Disinfecting of markets, streets, offices, clearing of drains and door-to-door collection of garbage are being carried out by municipal workers in Hailakandi, Lala, Katlicherra and elsewhere. The district witnessed a total lockdown following the sealing of inter-district borders with Karimganj and Cachar with only vehicles carrying essential goods and emergency services plying.