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COVID-19 (Novel Corona Virus Disease 2019) Pandemic
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread globally, resulting in World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the 2019-20 outbreak a pandemic. The Government of India, has for the first time invoked the provisions of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005 to combat and manage the spread of Covid-19.
For more about COVID-19, see:
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The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) is a disease surveillance scheme under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. IDSP aims to strengthen the disease surveillance in the country by establishing a decentralized State based surveillance system for epidemic prone diseases to detect the early warning signals, so that timely and effective public health actions can be initiated in response to health challenges in the country at the Districts, State and National level.
The IDSP Cell in the district has been actively monitoring COVID-19 even before the first case in the district. It has been engaged in imparting trainings of health professionals, diseminating the IEC materials, liasing with the district administration and the communities, daily reportings of the district status, contact tracing of those in contact with the confirmed cases, setting up of the helplines, Corona Care Centre and testing facilities.
District IDSP Nodal Officer I/c: Dr. Bibha R. Marak
The following are the available COVID-19 Testing Centres in the district:
- Antigen Test (Rapid Test): In Williamnagar Civil Hospital, in Rongjeng CHC and all PHCs in the district.
- TrueNAT Test: In Williamnagar Civil Hospital, sample collection centres is done at Rongjeng CHC and all PHCs in the district.
- RT-PCR Test: There is no facility in the district for RT-PCR tests, however sample collection can be done in Williamnagar Civil Hospital, Rongjeng CHC and all PHCs. Samples are then sent to other testing centres. The nearest RT-PCR Testing facility is Tura Civil Hospital in neighbouring West Garo Hills District.
There is one Corona Care Centre (CCC) in the district located at Dengagre Nursing School, Williamnagar with a capacity of 26 beds. Another CCC at Nengmandalgre PHC with 30 beds capacity is being proposed.
There is no dedicated COVID-19 hospital in the district, however Williamnagar Civil Hospital has a dedicated COVID-19 ward of 36 beds (seperate wards for Male and Female patients) and 4 ICU beds (equipped with ventilators). The ward is also equipped with continuos CCTV monitoring and smart Intercom service.
Micro-Containment Zones:
- No active containment/muicro-containment zones in the district
| Release Date | Advisory |
|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2020 | Advisory for the persons travelling into Meghalaya State for official purposes |
| 13-Apr-2020 | Advisory for protection of Senior Citizens |
| 02-Apr-2020 | Advisory on use of Homemade Protective Cover for Face & Mouth |
| 20-Mar-2020 | Home Quarantine Advisory |
| 06-Mar-2020 | Consolidated Travel Advisory for COVID-19 |
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