Baramulla, March 09: In view of the Coronavirus Alert, District Administration Baramulla today established round the clock help- line as a move to disseminate awareness among the people. The helpline shall work under the supervision of Medical Superintendent Associated Hospital Baramulla Dr Syed Masood with the contact numbers 7006231150 besides having Dr Zulfikar Nabi with the contact number 9419038139 as the second member.
People have been asked to contact on the above mentioned numbers in case of any enquiry about the virus.
Meanwhile, DC Baramulla have also established round the clock control rooms at different levels. At district level, various experts have been designated to assist people in case of any exigency. The district control room comprises of the following members.
Dr Nasir Ahmad Khan, HOD Medicine (9797136100), Dr Junaid HOD Microbiology (8803018578), Haseeba DEO IDSP (9622631727), Shaista Akther DEO (9906647212), Shaista Shafi DEO(9858337898), Dr Mir Wasim Nodal Officer COVID-19 (7006024498), Dr Maqbool Epidemiologist (7006341667) and Dr Adil Medical Officer MMU (7006587329). These experts shall be contacted on rotational basis with first four from 9am to 3pm while the last ones from 3pm to 9am. People have been asked to contact on these numbers strictly as per the roaster schedule. The controlroom shall work under the supervision of Medical Superintendent Associated Hospital Baramulla Dr Syed Masood.
Moreover, committees have been constituted at Block Levels and village levels also. The village level teams consists of Sarpanchs/Panch, Asha/Anganwardi workers, and Numberdar/Chowkidar as the members. The village level surveillance teams shall be responsible to give information on daily basis about the cases which came into their notice particularly those who have returned from foreign travel from last one month to the nearest incharge PHC who shall submit the consolidated information to the BMO concerned.
Meanwhile, DC appealed the general public to avoid public gatherings so that the risk of infection is mitigated.
