Tuensang District Task Force had an emergency with Government of Nagaland representative led by Minister, Health and Family Welfare, S. Pangyu Phom, Advisor I&PR, SCERT and Village Guards, Toshi Wungtung and Principal Director Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Vizolie Suokhrie who visited Tuensang on 28th May 2020 at DC’sconference hall Tuensang.
Deputy Commissioner Tuensang, Kumar Ramnikant chaired the meeting. Representatives of ENPO, CKS, YTC, USLP, COC, All wards Union Tuensang, Church Associations and Red Cross Society spoke on the lapses that occurred in sending Tuensang bound buses which ferried returnees of Chennai before the results were determined which caused colossal damaged to the preventive measures done by the district functionaries. The stakeholders also demanded on the construction of BSL-3 Laboratory at Tuensang at the earliest and also on the shortage of man power to run the COVID hospital.
Minister Health and Family Welfare S. Pangnyu Phom called upon all to learn from the incident and come together to fight for the safety of public. He acknowledged the contribution of the civil societies and churches working along with administration for working tirelessly. This is the time all stakeholders should come together for the common cause, he added.
Advisor I&PR, SCERT and Village Guards Toshi Wungtung shared the epidemiology and history of COVID-19 for the information of the house. It is unfortunate and we totally share your feelings and let us now do the damage control and shall fight collaboratively, he added.
Principle Director Health & Family Welfare, Vizolie Suokhrie replying to the grievances raised by the stakeholders said government has decided to install BSL-2 laboratory after every procedures and formalities are over and at the earliest, before that to contain and to test the spread of virus two Truenat Beta test to district hospital, Tuensang which can do upto 40 tests a day. The PD also informed on readiness of the government to issue Jumbo oxygen cylinders, oxygen line and oxygen regeneration system which are under process. He also highlighted on the awareness and to follow the guidelines which are the only preventive measures to prevent the spread. COVID 19 infection is not a death sentence; we should focus more on how to contain is the most priority. He also advised the medical staff to work hard to manage zero mortality rates since all our patients are asymptomatic and falls under the high immune age group category.
(Thungti Chang, IA Tuensang)
