West Bengal govt comes out with containment strategies for COVID-19 'high-risk' spots

West Bengal health department has unveiled a series of containment strategies for COVID-19 "high-risk spots" in state, without naming m. multipronged strategies will help break chain of virus transmission, order issued by department on Monday night said.

"An analysis of available data reveals that some geographical areas in state show a higher number of COVID-19 infected persons. As a significant number of se cases can be traced to a few pockets, settlements and families, it calls for heightened vigilance and preventive steps," department stated. order also emphasised on need for early detection of cases by tracing and tracking primary and secondary contacts of those that have contracted disease.

"Aggressive listing, tracing and tracking of all primary and secondary contacts will be undertaken with utmost promptness. Asymptomatic, low-risk and secondary contacts will be placed under home quarantine and reafter closely monitored for symptoms," it said. For urban areas, department ted, teams constituted for dengue surveillance may be roped in for this purpose, too, following ir orientation in this regard.

"y (teams for dengue surveillance) have to be on lookout for persons with symptoms of influenza, including fever, sore throat, cough and runny se or symptoms respiratory distress, in any form," it stated, ding that surveillance will be enhanced with help of municipal health staffers and ASHA workers. Personnel deployed for house-to-house survey will have to wear masks, gloves and any or protective gear deemed fit by authorities, depending upon perceived threat of exposure, department explained.

"Households, hospital wards and localities will be disinfected hypochlorite solution with help of localbodies," it ded. West Bengal has reported 147 COVID-19 cases so far, according to state government. Of m seven have succumbed to disease.

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