Centre, State Govts taking all necessary steps to contain COVID-19; Bihar govt launches door to door screening in 8,000 villages

PTI

The Centre and state governments across the nation have stepped up efforts in the fight against COVID-19. Steps have also been taken to ensure testing and quarantine facilities. Measures have alos been taken to provide all essential commidities during the national lockdown. In Bihar government has launched  door to door screening today in eight thousand villages in 4 districts today to detect COVID-19 cases.

Principal Secretary  of the state Health Department Sanjay Kumar said that this is being undertaken to contain the infection. Mr.Kumar said villages where people have come from foreign countries between 1st March to 23rd March will be screened. The screening will be completed on April 24. The survey is being done  on the lines of pulse polio immunization campaign.

A two member team along with questionnaires will meet over 200 persons every day and collect data regarding Corona. During screening  if any suspected person is detected then they  will be sent for further health check-up. Door to door screening is already being done within 3 kilometer radius of places where positive cases have been found of Siwan,Begusarai,Nawada and Nalanda districts.