Mubashir Bukhari
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir government today informed that 2,615 travellers and persons in contact with the suspected Coronavirus cases have been put under surveillance in the Union Territory while three positive COVID-19 cases have been reported so far.
According to the daily media bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 2,060 persons are under home quarantine and 28 persons are in hospital quarantine while 297 persons are under home surveillance.
230 persons have completed their 28 days surveillance period, it said.
“So far, 113 samples have been sent for testing, of which 105 tested as negative and three cases have tested positive,” the government said in a statement.
The daily bulletin also said that reports of 5 new cases are awaited.
Yesterday, J&K official spokesperson tweeted that the total number of positive cases in the UT reached three with one more confirmed case who had a travel history to Saudi Arabia.
“One more case confirmed positive. Travel history to Saudi Arabia. Had reported high viral load earlier. Total 3 positive cases now,” he tweeted.
Home quarantined persons and their family members are requested to cooperate with the local surveillance teams/ health authorities and strictly follow the guidelines for home quarantine issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI.
Public, in general, has been requested to strengthen surveillance mechanism by making self-declaration about their foreign travel history to local health authorities. “Moreover all social, religious and political organizations are urged to avoid large gatherings,” reads the advisory.
Medical masks, according to the advisory should not be used by healthy persons who are not having any symptoms because it creates false sense of security that can lead to neglecting other essential measures such as washing of hands. “In fact, erroneous use of masks or continuous use of a disposable mask for longer than 6 hours or repeated use of same mask may actually increase risk of getting infection.”
