The Ganjam district administration on Wednesday decided to start a massive door-to-door survey and gather data regarding COVID-19 in the district from Thursday.
Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange said several teams consisting of health professionals, Anganwadi Workers and teachers would visit every household and check whether anybody has developed any kind of symptoms relating to the deadly virus.
“The teams would examine around 40 lakh residents in the district. It may take four to five days to complete the entire exercise,” said Kulange.
The teams would carry out door-to-door survey and inform the district Control Room if they find COVID-19 symptoms in anyone during the surveillance process. Based on the reports, the suspects would undergo treatment.
Notably, a large number of people have returned to the district from abroad and other States in past one month amidst the global spread of coronavirus.