Do not go outdoors unnecessarily: Noida COVID-19 officer to residents
What's the story
Noting that the COVID-19 second wave is emerging out to be more severe than the first one, Gautam Buddh Nagar's COVID-19 nodal officer Narendra Bhooshan, on Friday, asked residents to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities.
He appealed to the Resident Welfare Associations to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols in their areas in order to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 amid a case surge.
COVID-19 norms
Use a mask and practice social distancing: Bhooshan
"Do not go out of your home unnecessarily. Use a mask and practice social distancing, regularly wash your hands with soap," Bhooshan said in a video message
"Follow the protocols even if you have taken the vaccine for COVID-19. The second wave is emerging out to be more severe than the first one," he said.
COVID-19 protocols
Bhooshan called on RWAs to exhort residents to follow protocols
"In case of the slightest of symptoms, get yourself tested and isolate yourself within your home so that you do not infect other members of your family," he said.
The officer also called on Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) to exhort residents to follow COVID-19 protocols and observe restraints like avoid gathering in common areas of a society or in parks for a month.
Care
'Take special care of house helps, drivers'
"Take special care of domestic help, drivers, vegetable or milk vendors by not deducting their salary if you are giving them a holiday. Train them on basic hygiene like using sanitizer and mask," he said.
"We have urged RWAs to get daily wage earners and people from low-income groups scanned thermally for body temperature, make arrangements for pulse oximeters, sanitizers for them," he added.
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Get vaccinated if you are eligible: Bhooshan
Bhooshan called on the residents of Noida and Greater Noida to also get vaccinated, saying anybody above the age of 45 years should take the jab. "Both the vaccines approved by the central government COVAXIN and Covishield are completely safe," he added.
COVID-19 patients
Adequate bed capacity in Gautam Buddh Nagar hospitals: Bhooshan
The officer said, "The bed capacity in hospitals of Gautam Buddh Nagar is adequate and there will not be any problem in future also even if the cases rise."
He said, "A large number of active COVID-19 patients in Gautam Buddh Nagar are in home isolation and the need is for them to properly follow the protocols."
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For any COVID-19 queries, call on the 24*7 helpline number
"For any sort of query related to COVID-19, anybody can call on the helpline number 18004192211. Be it testing, hospitalization, sanitization, or any related query, people can call on this number round the clock," Bhooshan said.