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Media Bulletin- 17-03-2020
COVID-19: Punjab
- Screening and Management Status:-
| 1. | Total No. of samples tested | 115 |
| 1.1 | Total No. of patients tested positive till date | 1 |
| 1.2 | Total No. of patients tested negative out of (4) | 109 |
| 1.3 | Results awaited | 5 |
| 2. | Symptomatic as on today | 14 |
| 3 | Total No. of patients under surveillance as on 16th March, 2020 | 1187 |
| 3.1 | Hospital surveillance | 14 |
| 3.2 | Home surveillance | 1173 |
***One case of Corona reported positive in State.
***Patient is a resident of Italy. Tracked at Amritsar Airport and admitted in GMC Amritsar.
- Airport & Border Check Post Screening:-
| S. No | Name of Airport/Border Check Post | Number of passengers screened | Number of passengers found symptomatic |
| 1 | Amritsar Airport | 61957 | 7 |
| 2 | International Airport Mohali | 6925 | NIL |
| 3 | Amritsar Wagah/Attari Border Check Post | 7472 | 1 |
| 4 | Gurdaspur, Dera Baba Nanak Check Post | 18188 | NIL |
| Total Passengers screened | 94542
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Action Taken by Deptt. of Health, Punjab:-
- Advisory and guidelines issued to all the districts for prevention and management.
- Screening started at both the International Airports (Amritsar & Mohali) and check posts at International Border (Attari/Wagah and Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur)
- Thermal Sensors and Non-contact thermometers available at airports for screening.
- 500 beds in Amritsar and 500 beds in SAS Nagar Quarantine facilities identified.
- 14 passengers under Govt. Quarantine at Amritsar.
- 1077 beds in Isolation Wards and 28 Ventilators identified.
- Control Room at State & District level activated.
- Central Helpline number 104 active.
- Sufficient logistics available at all sites.
