All TS districts to set up nCoV control rooms

After the third case of novel coronavirus was confirmed in India, the Telangana government is doing everything that might be preventive against the virus. Recently, the state government has asked all the district collectors to set up nCOV control rooms in every district.

Passengers coming from outside are being continuously screened and to date, 5,927 passengers who arrived in the state by 41 international flights have been screened, and no confirmed cases of nCoV have been detected.

The health department has taken the initiative to develop such an infrastructure in each district that can overlook 50 patients for quarantine facilities. A dedicated team is to be established which will train others and ensure strict protocol of infection control in the district.

Government is seeing that the Ambulance facility and other vehicle service is provided 24/7 in the district for transportation of patients. The state-level nCoV control room teams will also be formed for surveillance, call center management, training and awareness generation, infrastructure management, documentation, private hospital surveillance, and psychological support teams.