Saturday, February 8, 2025
6.6 C
Srinagar

Nagaland conducts state-level ToT of Coronavirus

Kohima, Mar 12: Nagaland Directorate of Health and Family Welfare has conducted
a state-level Training of Trainers (ToTs) to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the
conference hall of the Directorate department on Wednesday.
According to official sources today, the State Nodal Officer of the Integrated Disease
Surveillance Programme Dr. Nyanthung Kikon said that five people have been
quarantined at home in suspect with the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Nagaland,
however, no Coronavirus cases have been detected in the state so far.
He informed that TOT programme on the Coronavirus for district-level trainers, armed
forces, disaster response force and officials of the Health Department, organised by the
Nagaland Department of Health and Family Welfare.
Earlier, in the keynote address Principal Director Dr. Vizolie Z. Suokhrie stressed on
the need to have preparedness and response plan in place by all the districts as a
step up plan in response to COVID-19.
Further, he said intensive awareness campaign will have to be carried out to send
across correct information, dispelling myths, rumours and to allay the fears of the
people with regard to COVID-19.
He maintained that hand hygiene and respiratory etiquettes remain the cornerstone
in prevention and control of COVID-19. Topics included at the training was on infection
prevention and control, environmental cleaning, disinfection and bio-medical waste
management, clinical case management, risk communication & community engagement,
hospital preparedness and non-pharmaceutical interventions.
The training programme was attended by the district level trainers of all the districts,
the armed forces and the disaster response force. Altogether, 81 participants attended
the training programme, sources said.
(UNI)

Hot this week

Iltija Mufti and Mehbooba Mufti placed under house arrest

Srinagar: PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Saturday said that...

KHALIDA SHAH TO TURN TABLE AGAINST DR FAROOQ ABDULLAH

By: R C GANJOO RC GANJOOIn the hubbub of the...

JK Govt approves diversion of forest land for 29 Water Supply Schemes

Rana asks for aggressive compensatory afforestation to arrest ecological...

Kulbhushan Kumar’s “Hearts and Heroes” Celebrates Visionaries and Change-Makers

Srinagar, 07-Feb: Kulbhushan Kumar, a renowned civil servant and...

ACS reviews educational scenario of Kashmir division

Emphasis adoption of moral, quality education, innovative methods Srinagar: Additional...

Topics

Iltija Mufti and Mehbooba Mufti placed under house arrest

Srinagar: PDP leader Iltija Mufti on Saturday said that...

KHALIDA SHAH TO TURN TABLE AGAINST DR FAROOQ ABDULLAH

By: R C GANJOO RC GANJOOIn the hubbub of the...

JK Govt approves diversion of forest land for 29 Water Supply Schemes

Rana asks for aggressive compensatory afforestation to arrest ecological...

Kulbhushan Kumar’s “Hearts and Heroes” Celebrates Visionaries and Change-Makers

Srinagar, 07-Feb: Kulbhushan Kumar, a renowned civil servant and...

ACS reviews educational scenario of Kashmir division

Emphasis adoption of moral, quality education, innovative methods Srinagar: Additional...

Mysterious Illness In J&K’s Rajouri: 38 Patients Discharged After Complete Recovery

Jammu:  Thirty-eight patients, who were admitted to different hospitals...

Lieutenant Governor visits National Book Trust’s World Book Fair at New Delhi

New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today visited...

WAVES Comics Creator Championship

A Historic Platform for India’s Comic Talent IntroductionThe Comic Creator...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img