Prayagraj: 4,312 Covid Care Cards (CCC) has been distributed among fortune tellers, people enclosures and camping kalpwasis in Magh Mela in an effort to help Mela authorities track their health status.
Mela, which began on January 14 will end in the month March 1.
The Ministry of Health aims to distribute around 30,000 cards during the Mega religious event.
Nodal Officer (Covid 19) and additional Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) Dr.
Rishi Sahai told Toi, “Each individual / camping organization in Mela land will be allocated by CCC which brings all the details needed, including individual names or names.
The organization they represent, permanent address, temporary address, name head of the organization, cellphone number , the date of arrival on the land of Magh Mela, the status of the Covid report for the past three days, pre-existing medical conditions, Covid testing.
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Further Sahai said, “Covid care cards will be allocated for individuals and organizations who will stay in Magh Mela Ground about a month or more.
In addition, the supervision team will conduct tests in all camps under a separate phase between January 17 and February 16.
“Sahai added,” as many as 51 health teams including eight each in sector one and two, 13 in sector three, 12 in sector 4 and 10 in sector five have been deployed to take better medical care in the camp.
The health team has distributed Cards 738, 663, 639, 1361 and 940 among fortune tellers, enclosures and kalpwasis in sector one, two, three, four and five, until now.
“In addition, the health team also detects 14, 23, 16, 34 and 33 people in sectors, two, three, four and five sectors that have shown symptoms or fever such as ILI (flu) when checking.
In addition, the health team has also carried out 1,376 antigens and 1,251 RPCR tests on the Mela campus until January 16 and seven of them have been tested positively Covid-19 including two and five people through the antigen method and RT PCR.
Dr.
Sahai claimed that 3,443 people had also been given a vaccine on the Mela campus.
“In addition to implementing a thermal scanning team at 15 points of entry place, a number of adequate health control teams have also been deployed in the five sectors.
Plus, 20 cellular testing vans will also be issued for testing,” said Sahai about their health.
The database of all people who live in the Magh Mela area will be prepared and the cellular team will update their record once a week.
Mela police have appealed to senior citizens, elderly fortune tellers and people with co-morbidities not to visit Magh Mela.