Two dead, 14 more test positive

TNN | Apr 21, 2020, 04:05 IST

Jagmal Pol in Mandvi was sealed on Monday

Vadodara: Two women died of novel coronavirus even as 14 more tested positive in Vadodara.
Half of those who tested positive on Monday are from the hotspot of Nagarwada which has been declared a red zone.
According to officials in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), the two deceased include Geeta Rana, a 55-year-old from Fatehpura who died in the early hours on Monday. The other is a 60-year-old woman from the Nagarwada area in the city. With the fresh deaths, the total number of Covid-19 victims increased to 9.
The new cases included seven from Nagarwada, three from Madan Jhampa Road and one each from Wadi, Tandalja, Fatehpura and Ajwa Road. The disease not spreading to new areas came as a slight relief to the administration.
Dr Vinod Rao, senior IAS officer appointed as OSD to handle the Covid-19 situation in Vadodara, said that five experts form the union government visited SSG Hospital, GMERS Hospital at Gotri as well as other areas. “We gave them an understanding of the work done in the city and the strategy adopted by us. They appreciated the approach and may replicate the best practices elsewhere,” he said.Rao said that the health teams will also be distributing dose of homeopathic medicines as approved by the AYUSH ministry in the red, orange and yellow zones. He added that the rapid test kits for Covid-19 had also arrived. “We have received 400 RAT kits and these will be put to use from Tuesday,” he added. The approval of testing facilities at a private laboratory in the city and a multi-speciality hospital with medical college were in the pipeline. The approvals were expected shortly.
With persons with comorbid conditions dying, the officials have also asked doctors to give necessary instructions and advise to persons who are at high risk of getting Covid-19 infections. The Indian Medical Association has been asked to coordinate in this regard.
Health officials had begun surveillance in areas where new cases had been reported. Micro red zones were likely to be created if the health surveillance revealed persons with flu-like symptoms or upper respiratory tract infections.