Jharkhand Government Launches Survey In Rural Areas To Contain Spread Of COVID-19

Coronavirus: Chief Minister Hemant Soren had directed officials of the health department to plan and initiate the door-to-door campaign to identify potential COVID-19 cases, especially in the rural areas of the state, to limit the spread of the virus.

In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 in rural areas, the Jharkhand government has started an extensive mapping exercise in all the blocks where several health teams have initiated a door-to-door campaign to identify people with symptoms of the coronavirus infection. During the survey, teams of frontline workers will visit every household in panchayat areas and enquire about any positive case and death of family members in the last two months or any person with COVID-19 symptoms, a statement said. "In case any member of a family is found to be positive, the team will ensure that others also get tested," it said. COVID-19 task forces have been formed in all the 260 blocks for intensifying coronavirus tests and distribution of home isolation kits, in addition to ensuring the availability of ambulances and the disposal of dead bodies in a scientific manner, according to the statement issued by the government on Saturday.