This story is from May 16, 2020

Trivandrum corp forms zonal surveillance committees to ensure room quarantine

As strict compliance with room quarantine has become the need of the hour, Thiruvananthapuram city corporation will launch ward level surveillance teams and five zonal surveillance teams in each ward. During March and April, the city corporation had mostly relied on its team of volunteers and ward-based system to monitor persons under room quarantine.
Trivandrum corp forms zonal surveillance committees to ensure room quarantine
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : As strict compliance with room quarantine has become the need of the hour, Thiruvananthapuram city corporation will launch ward level surveillance teams and five zonal surveillance teams in each ward. During March and April, the city corporation had mostly relied on its team of volunteers and ward-based system to monitor persons under room quarantine.
The task was manageable as only those who had arrived from foreign countries had to be monitored. In the last weeks, the inflow of persons to the city from other states and countries by rail, road and air has posed new challenges for city corporation.
The ward level surveillance teams will have members of residents association, janamaithri police representative, village officer, member of Kudumbasree, volunteer organisation member, Anganwadi teacher, JPHNs of health department and National health mission, SC/ST promoters,ASHA workers, government officials and reprsentatives of political parties.
Five zonal committees will function under ward level committees. Both committees will be formed before May 20. `` Keeping a watch on persons under room quarantine in the wake of huge inflow has become a daunting task. It has necessitated broadening of surveillance network and zonal committees are being introduced as part of ensuring micro level monitoring,'' said mayor K Sreekumar.
The city corporation will also make use of mobile app to monitor quarantine. Stickers will be pasted on houses where persons have been put under room quarantine. The date of beginning and end of quarantine period will also be mentioned in the stickers.
Mayor K Sreekumar said that the corporation is insisting on room quarantine and assigning a person as caretaker. A healthy person in the family aged between 18-50 will be assigned as caretaker and she/he alone will take care of person under room quarantine by complying with mandatory regulations.
The zonal committees will closely monitor arrival of persons from other states, containment zones and in case of violation, intervention of police will be sought and such persons will be transferred to institutional quarantine.
End of Article
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA