NEW DELHI: The state governments should ensure that medical teams are given adequate security during community testing for coronavirus in the regions by the local police, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said.
MHA Joint Secretary, Punya Salila Shrivastav made the announcement while addressing a media briefing, as there has been an increase in the number of such incidents, where medical teams and personnel have gone to certain areas to test corona positive patients and they had to face assaults and backlash.
The joint secretary also said that peace committee consisting of local community leaders can play an important role in ensuring smooth community testing and security.
In addition to this, “The district authorities should ensure that facilities provided to labourers in shelter and relief camps are up to the mark and are adequate,” she added.
The ministry has also asked the district authorities to set up an adequate system of monitoring in rural areas which ensures that the national guidelines for lockdown are being properly adhered to.
So far, a total of 17,265 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in India while 543 people have died, according to the Union Health Ministry.
