RAJSHAHI, April 2, 2020 (BSS) – 718 more people were released from home-quarantine after they were found no symptoms of coronavirus completing their 14-day stay at home as quarantine period in all eight districts under Rajshahi division in the past 24 hours till 8am today.
With this, the number of total released people from home-quarantine stood at 4,742 and 3,335 others remained in home quarantine including 16 in institutional ones in the division at present.
Divisional Director of Health Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya said a total of 7,077 people have, so far, been put under home quarantine since March 10 last to prevent community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Meanwhile, a total of 47 new persons have been kept under home quarantine in the division in the last 24 hours till this morning.
Among the new ones, 19 have been home-quarantined in Rajshahi, two in Chapainawabgonj, nine in Joypurhat, three in Bogura, twelve in Sirajganj and two in Pabna districts.
Dr Gopen Acharya said currently a total of 16 patients are undergoing treatment in isolation units and eight others were released in the division.
He added that an integrated measure has been adopted to bring all the overseas returnees and other suspects under home quarantine to curb the virus spread.
He also said comprehensive efforts are continuing to ensure following the health related guidelines like staying at home, social distancing and washing hands with soap.
All the district administrations and local government institutions including the Rajshahi City Corporation have adopted diversified measures, including creating awareness among the public in general through distributing leaflets and using loudspeakers.
Masks and sanitizers are being distributed among the health, and conservancy workers and the public in general. Various government, non-government and voluntary organizations are distributing foodstuffs and cash money among the daily wage-earners.
Rajshahi divisional commissioner Humayun Kabir Khandaker said 921 tonnes of rice were already distributed among the daily wage earners as a part of the government’s instant humanitarian support to mitigate the economic hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
There is 2,400 tonnes more rice and Taka 81 lakh cash in hand for distribution at present, he added.
“We also have 1600 beds ready and 5,000 personal protective equipment to face any emergency situation,” the commissioner added.
Meanwhile, the deployed armed forces along with other law-enforcing agencies have intensified their activities to enforce the health related directives everywhere in the division aimed at halting the virus outbreak.