Need more space for Covid-19 patients: Jacob Zhimomi
Our Bureau
KOHIMA, May 28 2020: Nagaland PHED Minister Jacob Zhimomi convened a co-ordination meeting with the Dimapur District administration and Police and discussed pertinent issues and action plan to be taken up in combating COVID-19. Advisor, Sericulture, Excise and Minority Affairs, Zhaleo Rio and MLA Azheto were also present in the meeting held in the Residential office of Minister Jacob on May 28.
In the meeting, Jacob expressed concern while stating that Dimapur Hospital which has been designated as COVID-19 Hospital may run out of facilities and felt the urgency for keeping additional COVID hospitals ready, owing to the fact that stranded Naga returnees have started arriving from other states in large numbers.
Jacob noted that action plan has to start for identifying dedicated buildings for keeping the positive patients with dedicated doctors. Jacob also mentioned that COVID positive patients ought to be given priority for accommodation in the hotels. There is no medicine for COVID so the best option is prevention he maintained. In the meeting, the ongoing renovation at Ganeshnagar to be converted as quarantine center was also discussed.
In this regard, Jacob informed that water supply and electrification works at Ganeshnagar are in full swing and the center would be operational as quarantine center very soon.
In the meeting, the issue for arranging protective gears for the designated team at Quarantine centers was also highlighted for necessary action.