20 teams formed for health survey in Jalinagar

DAVANAGERE: As many as 39 Covid-19 cases were reported within a week up to Wednesday from Davanagere city alone, excluding three fatalities and two recoveries.
Most of the positive cases reported had contracted the virus from P- 533, a 35-year old female nurse from Bhasha Nagar and P-556, a 69-year-old man from Jalinagar in Davanagere, including the three deceased individuals.
On Wednesday, DC Mahantesh Bilagi, SP Hanumantharaya along with some senior officials visited the containment zones and monitored the situation.
In a bid to check the health status of all people living in these thickly populated containment zones, 20 medical teams were formed on Wednesday to conduct door to door health survey. The survey will be conducted in Jalinagar on priority basis.
To prevent any untoward incident, DC and SP will monitor the survey through ‘drone cameras’, said SP Hanumantharaya.
All the main entrance points into Davanagere city were sealed, while the shops were asked to function from 7 am to 1 pm only, the SP added.
Hundreds of throat swabs of suspected patients were sent for medical examination and their reports are awaited. Besides, more than 800 people have been kept in quarantine at district hospital, private hospitals, private lodges besides in their homes, the DC said.
“We will trace the source of the infection that has spurted from Jalinagar and Bhashnagar,” said the DC.
Both DC and SP appealed the public to cooperate with the district administration for another 20 days to curb the pandemic.