In order to combat the menace of Corona virus, the district administration has opened a control room which functions round the clock here. And the number is 06782-262184.
Besides, the number of nodal officer, 9439982001, is available to people at large. Any query can be made in these numbers , without getting panicy , informed district Collector K Sudharshan Chakravarthy, addressing mediapersons on Sunday evening.
He said preventive and precautionary measures could play a major role to mitigate the menace.
Stating that massive awareness exercise has been taken by the district and health administration, he claimed that as many as 5 lakh leaflets and 60,000 posters had been distributed across all the blocks to generate awareness among people.
The Anganwadi, ASHA, ANM and health workers have been engaged in the awareness spreading programme, he informed.
Chakravarthy appealed to the people to keep them off from the crowd and not to go outside unnecessarily.
Schools, colleges and other educational institutions except for examinations while remained closed, swimming pools, gymnasiums and other public gathering places too were shut.
He further informed that not a single case of Corona virus affected had been so far detected although 89 people who came from outside were under observation. As many as 31 people of Bhograi block alone were under 14 days' observation, he told.
He further informed that sanitisers and masks were now essential commodities and warned that stern action would taken against compliant of hoarding and black-marketing of these items, adding that raids were being carried out.
He, however, appealed to people to adopt precautionary measures without getting panicked.