Nagpur: Bhandara District in the Nagpur Division on Friday officially 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 past three days despite testing an average of 600 every day.
It took 15 months for the district to get “free covid” status.
This district is one of the part of the worst country of the country during the second wave with more than 12,800 patients in treatment on April 18.
This is a large amount for rural and tribal districts dominated by a total population of less than 15 lakh.
The district that has limited medical facilities witnessed a lack of oxygen and hospital during the second wave.
According to Kadam’s Sandeep District collector, ‘Testing, search, and care’ is the three-point formula that they follow strictly to achieve the status of “free covid”.
According to collectors, the district has done a job well in controlling the first wave and its spread well under control until mid-February this year.
“During the second wave, Bhandara was one of the worst districts.
On April 12, we reported 1,500+ newly highest cases.
More than 12,800 patients were in treatment at a time.
Now, this number is zero,” said Kadam.
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 succeed.
Against the background of the third wave projected, the rules need to be followed by more responsibly,” said Kadam appealing to people to wear masks, wash their hands and followed physical distance.
Bhandara Civil Surgeon, Dr.
Riyaz Farooqui hopes that the district will continue to remain free of 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 are no cases on 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, there is a lower impact of the third wave,” he said.