IT News
Imphal, July 26:
After COVID Control Room located at Chief Minister Office premises has been announced as containment zone following the detection of coronavirus of the employees, one among the most prominent private hospital here in the state, Shija Hospital and Research Centre too have taken stringent measures after a critically injured accident victim have been tested COVID-19 positive today morning.
A source said that all staff deployed at the COVID Control room at CM Bungalow have been tested and the state authority is facing a serious problem in chalking out plans to contain the virus as well as gathering and assimilating information about the situation of COVID -19 status in the state. All competent authority has been reportedly kept in isolation and coordination among the staff are reportedly done with the help of cell phones, while they are waiting for their result.
Report however said that none of the staffs working at the COVID Control Room have been detected with the virus.
On the other hand, after a few staff and doctors at RIMS and JNIMS had been detected, a serious crisis nearly occurred however, has been contained on time.
Today, after an accident victim who was rushed to Shija Hospital at Langol have been tested positive with COVID-19, the hospital authority of Shija Hospital and Research Center (SHRI) have taken up stringent measures to make sure that the virus doesn’t spread at the hospital. Following the detection of Coronavirus to the accident victim, the SHRI authority had sealed the male ward at 4th floor of the hospital building, and doctors, nurses, and staff who had treated the patient have also been kept in isolation for testing of the virus.
The report said that the accident victim who had been tested COVID-19 positive was brought yesterday night and the result of the presence of the virus has been known today morning. He has been shifted at RIMS COVID care Center for further treatment.
On the other hand, a fireman posted at Yairipok fire Sub-Station has also been reportedly tested COVID-19 positive. Thoubal district administration had announced the Fire sub-station as a containment zone with immediate effect.
The number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state has crossed 2176. However, the recovery rate too is high as compare to other states of the country reaching the figure to 1520 till yesterday. The rate of recovery is thus 69.85%.
On the other hand reporters who had attended Chief Minister’s press conference had been advised to home quarantine by the All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU). The AMWJU also appealed the journalist to contact at Whatsapp number 961245159 if they have any problem related to COVID-19 symptom.
