Nagpur: Bhandara District on Friday became the first district in Maharashtra to become free covid.
A patient who lacked exercise in the district for the last three days was declared recovered on Friday morning.
Bhandara has reported no new case for the last three days despite the 600 test on average every day.
It took 15 months for the district to get Covid’s free status.
Bhandara is one of the largest parts of the state during the second wave of Covid-19 with more than 12,800 patients undergoing treatment on April 18.
This is a large amount for rural and tribal districts dominated by a total population of less than 15 lakh.
With limited medical facilities, the district saw a lack of oxygen and hospital during the second wave.
According to the Comprect Collector Sandeep Kadam, they strictly followed the strategy of three branches ‘testing, search, and care’.
The district did work well in controlling the first wave and the spread was very controlled until mid-February this year, he said.
During the second wave, Bhandara was one of the worst districts.
On April 12, we reported 1,500+ newest new cases.
More than 12,800 patients are under treatment at a time.
Now, this number is zero, said the Sandeep Kadam collector.
Providing credit to “collective efforts from administration and cooperation from citizens”, he said that even though there was zero active patients in the current district, administration and citizens needed to remain vigilant.
Even the slightest negligence will not work.
Against the background of the third wave projected, the rules need to be followed by more responsibility, “said Kadam appealing to people to wear a mask, wash hands and followed physical distance.
Bhandara Civil Surgeon, Dr.
Riyaz Farooqui hopes that the district will continue to remain free Covid.
“If people continue to work together, we can remain free Covid for a longer period.
The last three days have seen zero new cases.
In July, there were no cases for more than 10 days.
Masks and physical distances are the key to continuing this status, “he said.
Dr.
Farooqui further said that his department was ready to face the challenges of the third wave projected.” We can delay the third wave if we continue to be careful.
The more delayed, the lower impact of the third wave, “he said.