An active surveillance programme was initiated on Sunday for conduct of house to house survey and collection of health information of individuals regarding identification of symptomatic cases of possible Covid-19 patients.
As many as 63 slum areas have been earmarked in the pilgrim city where around 25,000 households would undergo health checkup by the administration.
Around 125 teams compromising 125 school teachers, 32 urban ASHAs, 79 AWWs, 56 ANMs besides 90 Mahila Arogya Samiti members would be engaged in house to house health surveillance programmes.
The zones include the Kamala Devi Matrumangal, Dolabedi, Chandan Hajuri and Swargadwar areas. The three-day orientation trainings which started on April 16 continued till April 19. Each team headed by a school teacher would operate along with 3 ASHAs, AWWs, ANMs and 1 member from Mahila Arogya Samiti to ascertain the health status.
The team would touch each family thrice within interval of 5 days and counsel geriatric persons and old people regarding safety of health and how to keep away from infection.
Teachers specially engaged in this purpose would also track families over phone. For this, 200 teachers have been assigned responsibility.