Coronavirus | Kozhikode Corporation to intensify COVID surveillance
The Hindu
It will form a squad for every 100 houses to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in the city
Kozhikode Municipal Corporation will form a squad for every 100 houses to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in the city. An all party meeting on Friday decided that the squads will consist of people’s representatives, volunteers, Anganwadi workers, Kudumbasree members and representatives of local residents association besides Corporation officials. The duties of the squad include ensuring that the people in home isolation did not mingle with the other members of the family and were in room isolation. They will also have to bring those who show symptoms to the testing camps and shift them to domiciliary treatment centres if they turn positive. The service of special officers, who have received police training will be used in the clusters. It is their duty to ensure that those who await RT-PCR test results do not mingle with others during the waiting period.More Related News