Army rushes to build quarantine facility as 300 set to arrive from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan

Ahe of airlifting of nearly 300 Indian students from Wuhan, China, Indian Army has sprung in action to create an emergency quarantine facility near Manesar. Indian students that will be arriving from Wuhan will be monitored for a duration of two weeks by a team of doctors to watch for any signs and symptoms of vel disease. 

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As per information released by Indian Army, procedure of screening and quarantine will comprise two steps, first one being screening at airport followed by quarantine at Manesar and if any individual is suspected to be infected, he/she will be shifted to isolation ward at Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment (BHDC). Screening at airport will be done by a joint team of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and Airport Health Authority (APHO). 

Classification into 3 groups

1. Suspect Case- Individuals with any signs of fever and/or cough and/ or respiratory distress will be directly transferred to BHDC.

2. Close Contact- Any individual without symptoms but having visited a seafood/animal market or a health facility or having come into contact with a Chinese person with symptoms in last 14 days will be escorted in an earmarked vehicle directly to quarantine facility.

3. n-Contact Case-  Any individual without any symptom(s) or contact or who does t fit into eir (a) or (b) will also be clubbed along with close contact category and sent to quarantine facility.

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Layout of quarantine facility at Manesar 

facility consists of accommodation barracks for students, ministrative areas and medical facility area. To prevent a mass outbreak, facility has been divided into sectors, each with a maximum capacity of 50 students. Each barrack has been furr subdivided into barracks. population of sectors will t be allowed to intermingle with each or.

Routine at Facility

Daily medical examination of all students will be done at medical facility area and all staff, health care workers and housekeeping staff must wear ir personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times. PPE consists of a mask, eye shield, shoe cover, gown, and gloves. rest of visitors and all students will wear a three-layered mask at all times. After 14 days, persons with symptoms will be allowed to go home with ir detailed documentation sent to District/ State surveillance units for furr surveillance.

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"Those found infected will be shifted to BHDC's isolation ward for furr medical exams and recovery. Samples for viral confirmation will be sent to NCDC, Delhi and patients will be discharged only after clinical recovery and two successive negative samples tested for n-COV," stated an officer. 

Manpower at  Facility

facility will be ministered by a minated Officer In Charge (OIC) who will have under his command a Community Medicine Specialist, two Nursing Officers, a Ly Medical Officer and one Nursing Assistant. civilian or serving personnel detailed to work inside facility will be allowed to go outside unless compelled by an extreme emergency situation.

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(With ncy Inputs)