As COVID cases increase, door-to-door surveillance to resume again in Chennai
Posted on: 25/Mar/2021 9:25:29 AM - No. of views : (3630)
Chennai residents would not have forgotten the door-to-door surveillance made by the workers belonging to GCC to check about the Covid-19 infection and its symptoms. This was later stopped by GCC as the number of cases went down.
With the Coronavirus cases increasing every passing day now, GCC has now planned to resume this door-to-door surveillance in Chennai from Monday. To control the Covid-19 pandemic, GCC would be deputing 12000 volunteers back on the streets of Chennai.
The GCC has got plans for Covid-19 management and it would involve home surveillance, strict monitoring of those under home based quarantine plus ramping up of fever clinics. There would be testing of the residents and the process of vaccination would also be speeded up.
On Wednesday at a meeting held in Chennai, the Chennai Corporation commissioner Mr. G. Prakash explained these above said measures. He added that 12000 volunteers for home surveillance would be recruited this week.
It is learnt that as many as 4000 volunteers would be posted as a part of HQMS/Home Quarantine Management System and they would be keeping a strict vigil on those who have tested positive for Covid-19 infection. In the past in Chennai city, micro management plan was successful and it decreased the cases. The GCC commissioner spoke about the effectiveness of these micro management plans and said that fever clinics would be increased. Truth is that more than 100 medical specialists would be recruited and the Covid-19 testing would be ramped up.
To cover more people, the testing rate would be increased to 15000 per day. It is known that 40% of Chennai�s population has been tested. The chief secretary took part in a meeting with the medical committee on Tuesday and it is now said that the civic body has got plans for full fledged pandemic prevention. It is known that the vaccination for those above 45 years would begin from Monday. Point is that Chennai till now has given vaccinations to more than 5lakh people and it is the highest in entire India. Mr G. Prakash concluded that by increasing the vaccination rate the transmission of Covid-19 infection could be controlled.
