Breaking: COVID-19 Positive Man from Assam's Hailakandi Shifted to ICU

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement earlier today

Guwahati, April 9, 2020:

Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has just revealed that the novel coronavirus positive man from Hailakandi has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Silchar Medical College and Hospital for closer monitoring.

Taking to Twitter earlier in the afternoon, Sarma wrote, "Alert - The condition of the 28th case (from Hailakandi) of COVID-19 from assam is alarming, though his other parameters are stable his oxygen saturation is decreasing. Shifting to ICU of SMCH for better monitoring."

The 65-year-old male, the 28th positive case reported from the state, has a travel history to Saudi Arabia, it has been confirmed.

Meanwhile, the Hailakandi administration has declared Borjurai village, the area where the COVID-19 positive patient resided, as a containment zone to arrest further spread of the coronavirus with immediate effect.

In an order issued by Hailakandi Deputy Commissioner, Keerthi Jalli, the Borjurai village has been sealed under the Assam COVID-19 Containment Regulation, 2020. Strict perimeter control has been enforced in the containment zone demarcating clear entry and exit points. “The containment measures will shut down everything barring essential services,” the order stated.

The order that came into force at 11.45 pm on Tuesday, enforced quarantine of the contained area together with proper sanitisation protocol strictly adhered to. It further prohibits mass gatherings and meetings in containment as well as buffer zone till the area is declared free from the virus.

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Vehicles and persons engaged in essential services entering and exiting the containment zone are being sanitised as per protocol. The order called for ensuring social mobilisation activities with the principles of social distancing among the population in the containment zone.

Deputy Commissioner Jalli has asked the Superintendent of Police, Pabindra Kumar Nath to mobilise community policing and to activate village defence parties (VDP) in the containment zone and to prevent rumours, myths and any stigmatisation. Jalli also asked Nath to deploy adequate security personnel for enforcing the containment protocols.

It is pertinent to mention here that the patient had returned to Hailakandi from Saudi Arabia and attended the Markaz at Nizamuddin in Delhi was put under home quarantine with five other members of his family by the health authorities here on March 18.

Joint Director of Health Services, Hailakandi, Dr.RC Dwivedy said the swab sample of Borbhuiya was sent to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital on April 5. On being tested positive, IDSP team shifted him to SMCH late in the night on Tuesday.

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Edited By: Admin

Published On: Apr 09, 2020