Six Panchkula mobile units to collect Covid samples in three shifts

PANCHKULA: After spurt in Covid-19 cases in Panchkula, six mobile units will work in three shifts in the containment and buffer zones to collect samples in the district.
Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Jasjeet Kaur said a roster of six mobile units have been made, which will have doctors and lab technicians. The mobile units will take random sampling, especially in the containment and buffer zones.
She said the mobile unit 1, working from 8 am to 12 pm, will have Dr Nidhi along lab technician Rajesh Sharma. The unit 2 will work from 12 pm to 4 pm and will have Dr Poonam along with lab technician Surender Sandhu and the unit 3 will work from 4 pm to 8 pm and will have Dr Parul along with lab technician Amrit Pal Singh.
Similarly, in mobile unit 4, Dr Priyanka will be available with lab technician Rameshwar Sharma and will work the next day from 8 am to 12 pm, the mobile unit 5 will work from 12 pm to 4 pm and will have Dr Monika Basin along with lab technician Rajesh Kamboj and the unit 6 will work from 4 pm to 8 pm and will have Dr Ambika along with lab technician Pradeep Kumar.
All these six teams will work on rotational basis in various areas and collect samples to make sure no suspect is left behind. The move has been taken to make sure the containment and buffer zones are danger free. “Our focus is to test as many persons as we can from the resources we have. I appeal people to inform the health department regarding their travel history,” said the CMO.
A total of 43 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Panchkula, with 17 active cases. Over 5,500 samples have been tested so far in the entire district.