BANDIPORA, Jun 03: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad on Thursday conducted an extensive tour of Bandipora district to inspect the Development activities and to review the implementation of covid SOPs.
Dr Owais visited Bandipora market and interacted with the traders besides reviewing rotational opening of the shops. He expressed satisfaction over the implementation of guidelines and expressed gratitude to the traders community for cooperating with the administration in tackling the pandemic.
He called for strict adherence to the Covid-19 SOPs and Vaccination of vulnerable and said the targeted population is imperative to minimize the infection of Corona virus.
While interacting with the traders, he said the district Administration is working very hard in fighting Covid-19 pandemic and people of the district have extended their cooperation due to which visible decline has been witnessed during past few days.
Later the Deputy Commissioner also inspected the ongoing macdamization process in the district. He inspected the ongoing macdamization of Patushai- Degree College road and directed the concerned officers to ensure quality of work is maintained to the heighest standards and also directed them to expedite the pace of work to complete all the macdamization works well in time while ensuring implementation f all the COVID19 guidelines.
While briefing media about the COVID19 situation in the district, Dr Owais said the district witnessed a visible decline in Covid positive cases but need to follow Covid Appropriate Behaviour with more responsibility amid ease in restrictions.
He said there are 804 active positive patients in the district out of which 71 are hospitalized. He said 40 hospitalized patients are on oxygen support.
DC Bandipora said during the second wave of the pandemic, about 2000 tests are being conducted daily.
He said the strict implementation of guidelines lead to decrease in positivity rate below 4 percent and is expected to go down to below two percent in near past.
Dr Owais said the recently established Covid Care Centres in every Panchayat have been made functional and 10 positive patients are in admitted in these centres who don't have proper isolation facility at home. He said CCCs are being equipped with oxygen supported beds and 40% CCCs have received concentrators while order has been placed for remaining Centres.
Talking about the ongoing vaccination procces, DC urged the people to come forward and get vaccinated which is safest way to get protection and help break the chain of corona virus spread.
He also urged general public to adopt social distancing, wearing proper mask, and maintaining hand hygeine to keep them, their family and whole surrounding safe from Covid-19 infection.
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