Screening of road and rail passengers in about 2 days
Passengers line up to be scanned for COVID-19 on arrival at the Dimapur terminal on March 8. (Morung Photo by Soreishim Mahong)
Morung Express News
Dimapur | March 17
Screening of passengers entering Nagaland would likely begin in about two days time. According to the latest update from state Health officials, the process to start screening of incoming passengers (rail and road) was discussed today during a meeting with Nagaland Police officials.
Health department officials will be training police personnel, including Central Police personnel, in all the district headquarters on the use of thermal scanners other preventive measures. “The police personnel will assist Health department officials at entry points to screen passengers,” informed one Health Department official. The railway station in Dimapur will also be included as one of the entry points.
Screening of road and rail passengers would start in about two days (tentatively) after the completion of training of the police personnel. It comes in the wake of the Nagaland state government issuing directive to start the monitoring of all checkposts and entry points into the state.
COVID-19 Dimapur District Control Room
Meanwhile, the Dimapur District Control Room (for COVID-19) will be activated from March 18. The control room will function from the office of the Chief Medical Officer and will remain open from 9:00am-4:00pm.
Any person can contact the control room for COVID-19 related queries. Moreover, people entering Dimapur from other states have been requested to contact the given numbers without hesitation. The control room personnel will guide them on personal preventive measures.
The existing helpline numbers (see box) and email for the state in function since February will remain active without change. According to the official, the helpline numbers received over 500 calls on March 17 alone.
COVID-19 Dimapur District Control Room
Contact: 7630877991, 7630877983
State COVID-19 Helpline
7005415243, 9856071745, 7005539653
Toll Free no: 1070
email: nlssu.idsp@nic.in.
