Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian. Choudhary Mohammad Yasin visits new COVID Wellness Centre of the district, established in the Tourist Reception Centre Padpawan to take stock of arrangements.
The wellness centre has been established for keeping COVID-19 positive persons in isolation under the supervision of specialized medical care team.
The DC informed that team of doctors and paramedics shall operate the wellness centre with a strict medical protocol for COVID positive cases. He disclosed that district administration has already identified locations in the district to accommodate 800 people if the need arises.
The facility will function in a fully sanitized environment for which adequate doctors and paramedics, medicines and other arrangements have been put in place. Besides that, the provision of hygienic food for patients and staff, PPE kits, masks and stizers and foolproof security of the centres has already been made.
Chief Medical Officer. Tehsildar Shopian, and other concerned officers and engineers accompanied the DC.