Nagaland Health Minister visits COVID-19 hospitals

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Nagaland Health Minister, S Pangnyu Phom visited the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare and the COVID-19 hospitals in Kohima on March 31.

 

KOHIMA, April 1 (MExN): The Health Minister, S PangnyuPhom visited the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare and had a briefing with Directorate officers led by Principal Secretary, Menukhol John and Principal Director, Dr Vizolie Z Soukhrie on March 31.

 

The Minister was accompanied by the Advisor IPR, SCERT & Village Guard, Toshi Wangtung. The meeting discussed decided that Longleng District Hospital will also be identified as a COVID-19 hospital and all the general patients will be transferred to Yachem CHC with immediate effect. It was also informed that PPE equipment will be distributed to the clinical critical need based/frontline workers.

 

The Minister also visited the COVID-19hospital in Chedema and NHAK, Kohima to take stock of the preparedness. Interacting with the health personnel at the hospital, Phom encouraged them to work relentlessly during this tiring times. He specially appealed to all the staff of the Health Department at the state and district levels not to be discouraged but work efficiently in this time of pandemic.

 

It was also informed that the Chakabama Army camp has volunteered to make a temporary fence around the Chedema COVID-19 Hospital after which only one ambulance will be allowed to enter the hospital and visitors will be limited.