Kozhikode Corporation to strengthen RRTs as cases spiral
The Hindu
Medical shops asked to record details of people buying test kits
The Kozhikode Corporation will strengthen its rapid response teams (RRTs) against the backdrop of the rising number of COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant. This was decided at a review meeting held here on Wednesday.
Mayor Beena Philip said ward-level RRTs and Kudumbashree volunteers would monitor the quarantine cycle of those returning from abroad. Newly appointed Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) will be roped in for COVID containment work. Ward-level committees and ward RRTs will monitor people with co-morbidities and those who cannot take the vaccine.
Medical shops will be asked to record the names and mobile numbers of those buying test kits. It was reported that a majority of people who test positive for the virus using the kits do not register themselves anywhere. Such details will have to be marked in a register, which should be forwarded to the corporation health circle offices.
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