Srinagar, June 25: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta stressed upon the health officers to take every measure to restrict the spread of covid-19 here in the UT.
He asked them to intensify the tracing, testing and inoculation of precautionary dose to people especially to those with comorbid conditions.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education; Director SKIMS; Mission Director, NHM, DG Health & Family Welfare; Director Health, Kashmir/Jammu; Principals of GMCs, State Surveillance Officers, Jammu/Kashmir and Chief Medical Officers.
Several officers including Jammu based officers participated in the meeting through video conferencing.
Dr Mehta impressed upon the officers to adopt prescribed level of random testing of those traveling from outside .
He directed the health authorities to issue the advisories to people so that the people remains safe and cautious. He asked them to encourage people to adhere to the Covid-19 protocols.
He advised them to remain vigilant and use social and other media to create awareness among people so that no rumor mongering occurs.
He asked them to create digital health records of patients visiting hospitals and integrate the same with Rapid Assessment System (RAS) for quality feedback of public.
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