Rajasthan: Pokhran remains free of infection for last 13 days

Jaisalmer collector Namit Mehta (center) during a field visit on Sunday
JAISALMER: There have been no Covid-19 cases in Pokhran in the last 13 days. Out of the 35 cases, all but one have been discharged from hospital. The report of one patient is expected in a day or two. The district administration, however, is not taking any risks and is adhering to the lockdown and curfew.
District collector Namit Mehta and SP Kiran Kang on Sunday held a meeting of officers and praised them for their efforts for making Jaisalmer corona-free.
Mehta stressed on random sampling of migrants and villagers to find out if anybody was suffering from the disease and needed to be quarantined. The collector said it is a relief that there has been no positive case from Pokhran in the last 13 days and all samples turned out to be negative.
He said though a large number of people from other states have come, so far no one has tested positive, which was a very good news.
Kang said that directions had been given to officers to ensure that all provisions of the lockdown and curfew along with Section 144 are strictly followed.
She said borders have been sealed and there is strict vigilance at the checkposts. She added that local people have extended full support because of which the district is only a step away from beating coronavirus.
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