Coimbatore: The District Collector today met the press and furnished all the details about Coimbatore’s preparedness to combat this pandemic disease of COVID-19. All the questions we have raised so far has been answered with great clarity by the Collector.
Coimbatore: The District Collector today met the press and furnished all the details about Coimbatore’s preparedness to combat this pandemic disease of COVID-19. All the questions we have raised so far has been answered with great clarity by the Collector.
He has detailed a host of measures and stats that should give confidence to the public of Coimbatore that the administration is working hard to ensure the safety of the citizens.
How many have been tested so far?
A total of 300 people have been tested thus far in Coimbatore, out of which 228 have been declared negative. The District Collector also stressed that the administration along with health officials is working very hard to keep the disease in Stage 2.
Does Coimbatore have shortage of equipments?
The Coimbatore District administraton has all the necessary equipment to tackle the pandemic for now. People staying indoors is what we want now.
How many ventilators do we have?
We have 140 ventillators ready in the government hospitals for any eventuality and more ventilators and equipment required for combating the disease will arrive in next 2 days.
Do we have enough facilities to host the patients if there is an outbreak despite all our measures?
We have kept ready facilities for accomodating 13,000 people in various buildings, railway carriages and community halls.
Are we getting rapid test kits?
Like the CM announced, we are getting ready to bring in rapid testing kits to test more people in the district after April 10th.
We have had a sudden spate of cases in the last few days, how are we dealing with them?
Wherever we have found positive cases in the city, we have disinfected an area of 2kms surrounding the home of the patient and this activity is happening in war footing. This activity is completed in Annur, Madukkarai, Kuniyamuthur, Podanur and Karumbukkadai areas.
Also in areas where we found positive cases yesterday like Madukkarai, Kuniyamuthur, Karumbukadai and Podanur, the healthcare workers have gone on door-to-door screening activity to ascertain if there is anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 in those areas.
How many doctors are on duty in ESI Hospital?
There are 25 doctors and more than 20 nurses who are working in shifts exclusively in the special corona ward in ESI.
After answering all the questions, the collector had only one request for the people of Coimbatore and that was to help the administration by staying indoors and maintaining social distancing while buying essentials. By that way we will succeed in our fight against this fast spreading disease.