Bengaluru: In 198 Bengaluru Civic Ward, 165 had reported less than 10 fresh Covid-19 cases every day for the past week and 31 had seen no new infections in that period.
BBMP officials credit pandemic troops to Covid-19 Civic Agency management.
They claimed that in the four hours Covid case was identified, they traced 10 primary and secondary contacts of patients to control their deployment further.
The city reported 118 positive cases and zero death on Monday.
The only Covid death in the last 24 hours came from Mysuru.
The BBMP Special Commissioner (Health) Trilok Chandra said the ConstituencyLevel Vel War Rooms assembly, the 24/7 triage center, and micro containment zone management has helped control the spread of Covid-19.
The Civic Agency has mobilized more than 950 Asha (Health) workers in 160 primary health centers to conduct a door-to-door survey every day.
“Asha workers have a database ready to be built throughout the year and constantly check whether people in their jurisdiction show symptoms such as Covid and immediately give it medical assistance,” he said.
When someone is positively identified, the BBMP health wing immediately reaches him or visits patients directly by using cellular triages.
“The first few hours are very important,” he added.
The city has 63 active Covid detention, Zonesthese people might notify their friends, family and members of their viruses.
We track them and examine symptoms such as Covid and control the effect of snowball, “he added.
On average, 10-12 contacts are tracked per case.
By quoting a positive case of Covid-19 recently from Doddanekkundi, a senior health official said eight Primary and seven secondary contact patients were identified in three and a half hours.
“At around 1:30 a.m., workers from the construction site visited the Doddanekkundi health center, complaining of cough and cold.
After testing, he was found positive, “said senior health officials.” Immediately, we asked him to call his family and friends relate to him.
Everything was tested for Covid-19, “he added.
His two contacts were found positive.” If there are at least three positive cases within a 100 meter radius, we call it a detention zone, “added senior health workers from the BBMP war room.
To this day, there are 63 detention zones Active, with Bommanahalli which leads to 22, followed by the South with 12.
Rajarajeshwarinagar and Dasarahalli is Covid-19 free.
“Additional staff have been put in place to improve drive vaccination, block strategies and special lines have been used for this,” Officially added.
Trilok Chandra Recognizing support from volunteers, local leaders, religious leaders and NGOs in controlling Covid-19 spread and ensuring everyone is vaccinated.
165 B’luru Ward reports
