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CORONA-QUARANTINE-RAJSHAHI (with picture)
740 more people sent to quarantine in Rajshahi division
RAJSHAHI, April 22, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 740 new more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine as a part of hectic efforts of bringing all the suspected people under quarantine in all eight districts under Rajshahi division in the past 24 hours till 8 am today. With this, the number of total quarantined people rose to 8,050 at present.
Divisional Director of Health Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya said a total of 16,999 people had, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 to prevent community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Of them, 8,950 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period in the division.
Among the new quarantine people, 27 have been kept under home quarantine in Rajshahi, 118 in Chapainawabganj, 107 in Naogaon, 23 in Natore, 35 in Joypurhat, 212 in Bogura, 124 in Sirajgonj and 94 in Pabna districts.
Dr Nath said currently, a total of 98 patients are undergoing treatment in isolation units of different hospital and 51 others were released.
He added that an integrated measure has been continuing to bring all the overseas returnees and other possible coronavirus infected suspects under home quarantine to curb the virus spread.
He also said all-out efforts have been adopted to follow the health related guidelines like staying at home, social distancing and washing hands with soap and sanitizer repeatedly.
Meanwhile, a total of 31,255 personal protective equipment (PPEs) have, so far, been distributed among the frontline healthcare workforces to tackle the present COVID-19 pandemic through protecting them from the virus infection in the division, said Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Humayun Kabir Khandaker.
There are 29,000 more PPEs in stock for distribution. 17,669 face masks were distributed and another 10,429 remained stockpiled at present.
A total of 808 doctors and 1,512 nurses are working in 172 public and private hospitals in the division. Around 1,876 beds among total 4,149 ones were already prepared for treatment of the possible COVID-19 infected patients to face any emergency situation.
There are arrangements of 220 beds in isolation units here and 17 ambulances for the purpose of transporting the infected patients for emergency treatment.
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