With five new cases reported on Friday from ‘New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), the number of staffers infected with Covid-19 has reached 57.
A senior NDMC official said that a total of 56 cases have been reported so far from the NDMC. Four people have recovered and 50 cases are active. “Among the 56 cases, while four have recovered, 50 cases are active as of now,” he said.
The first death in the NDMC was reported on June 1, while the second on June 3. So far two deaths have also been reported, officials said.
Meanwhile, the civic body has set up a "Staff Welfare Cell“as a part of welfare measures to deal with the pandemic and to facilitate treatment and make all the necessary assistance available for its Covid-19 positive staff.
The official said that the composition of the “NDMC Staff Welfare Cell" includes eight members such as Director (Welfare) as nodal officer, assistant labour welfare officer as assistant nodal officer,among others. “The welfare cell is also assigned the responsibility for sharing details of COVID-19 cases of NDMC employees with state nodal welfare officers. It will disseminate all relevant information relating to Covid-19 to all officers through their head of departments.
“It will also be responsible for arranging psychological counseling, moral support and experience sharing with infected employees and their family members through director (medical Services),Charak Palika Hospital .