Coronavirus: Rajasthan govt directs officials to take measures in places visited by Italian tourists

After a spurt of positive cases of coronavirus, Rajasthan government on Wednesday issued directions to collectors and chief medical health officers of Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Jaipur districts to take public health measures in places visited by group of Italian tourists.

group, that include couple that has tested positive for virus, travelled in se districts from February 21 to 28 and officials have been asked to disinfect rooms and bus in which group travelled from time y arrived at IGI airport in New Delhi to hotels y had stayed in across state. bus driver and cleaner will be home quarantined for 14 days.

“ officials have been asked to get detailed addresses of all who have stayed in se rooms and to do follow-up for health status and advice m for home quarantine for a total of 14 days,” Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Rohit Kumar Singh said.

Tourist guides, helpers and hotel staff who had served or came in close contact with group in any manner will also be home quarantined, he said. Rooms will be disinfected with a solution of 1 per cent sodium hypochlorite while total mopping of all areas, handles, chairs, tables, etc. will also be done, senior official said. Also, officers were asked to enhance surveillance in all tourist spots/places visited by m including restaurants and to run awareness campaigns for coronavirus apart from setting up control rooms.

CMHOs have been asked to set up outpatient departments (OPD) in all districts of state for persons who will be immediately rushing for check-up. Apart from this, Singh said that public will be educated on us of masks and availability of logistics at all levels will be ensured. district-level officers will submit a compliance report by Wednesday evening, he pointed out.

Italian couple tested positive for virus has been kept in isolation at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in city. Pune-based National Institute of Virology has confirmed coronavirus infection in man while a report for his wife, who has been found positive in testing by SMS Medical College, is awaited later in day. Officials have also been asked to conduct a survey of people living in 3 km radius of SMS Hospital.