COVID 19 CASES OF KALIMPONG - 11 Positive cases- more than 50 in home and departmental quarantine centres

KalimNews, 5 April 2020, Kalimpong: As per the official reports received 6 Covid19 patients of Kalimpong are shifted on 4th April in the Isolation centre at Chang' Super Speciality Hospital, SIliguri. They werre shifted from Disha quarantine centre. 

Of the two quarantine centres started at Kalimpong, there are 23 people each at Disha Centre and Marwari Bhavan.  Already 4 Covid19 positive Six relatives of the Kalimpong woman who died of COVID-19 are in the isolation centre at NBMCH. These include the people in contact with the deceased lady Sunita Debi Sing and the other 10 persons including the family members and a house maid who tested positive and all are moved at two different Isolation centres for treatment.

Beside these there are other doubtful persons who are not related to this case, but are kept in home quarantines for precautionary measures, and some have already completed their tests and found negative. 

GTA and health officials including administrative officers are working hard for providing every necessity of the hospitals and quarantine centres, at the same time have requested all the people to stay indoors and follow social distancing and other precautionary measures.
The situation is in control and there is no more danger if the rules are followed strictly.

                                            CONFIRMED        ACTIVE       RECOVERED           DECEASED

INDIA                                         4254                    3854                 321                           119

WEST BENGAL                           53                       44                      3                             6+1

DISTRICT

HOOGHLY                                     1

HOWRAH                                      1

KALIMPONG                                 1

KOLKATA                                     11

MEDINIPUR EAST                        3

NADIA                                            5

NORTH 24 PARGANAS                4

SOUTH 24 PARGANAS                1

UNKNOWN                                  26

 

हालमा कोरन्टाइनमा रहेकाहरूसितै कोरोना संक्रमण रोकथामको निम्ति खटिरहेका पुलिस, सम्बन्धित विभागका कर्मचारीवर्ग स्वयँसेवी आदिलाई खाद्य सामग्री निरीक्षण गरि गुणस्तरीय खाना प्रदान गर्न कालेबुङमा कम्युनिटी किचन शुरू गर्ने घोषणा जीटीए अध्यक्ष अनित थापाले गरेका छन्। यसबाहेक लकडाउको अवधि खाना जुटाउन गाह्रो परिरहेका मानिसहरूलाई पनि कम्युनिटी किचनमार्फत् तीनपल्टकै खाना जुटाइने पनि थापाले बताएका छन्।

मानिसहरूको असुविधा अनि गुनासोहरूलाई ध्यानमा राख्दै हामी कम्युनिटी किचन शुरू गरिरहेछौं। अबउसो त्यहीबाट खाद्य सामग्रीको निरीक्षण गरी आवश्यक मानिसहरूलाई गुणस्तरीय खाना प्रदान गरिनेछ। विशेषरूपले कोरन्टाइनमा बस्ने, पुलिस स्वयँसेवी अनि जस-जसले कोरोना संक्रमणको रोकथाम गर्न निस्वार्थरूपले खटिरहेको छ उनीहरूको निम्ति यहाँबाट खाना प्रदान गरिनेछ। यसबाहेक लकडाउनको कारण खाना जुटाउन साह्रो परिरहेका भरिया, मिस्त्री आदिहरूलाई पनि यहीँबाट हामी तीन टाइमकै भोजन उपलब्ध गराउनेछौं, अनित थापाले भनेका छन्।

जीटीए अध्यक्षले जनाएअनुसार, कालेबुङको मेला ग्राउण्डमा कम्युनिटी किचनको खाना पकाउने अनि आवश्यक मानिसहरूलाई खुवाउने काम गरिन्छ भने कोरन्टाइनमा रहेका मानिसहरूसितै कोरोना संक्रमणको रोकथामको निम्ति खटिरहेका मानिसहरूलाई त्यहीबाट ठाउँ-ठाउँमा खाना पठाइनेछ। 

यसबाहेक कालेबुङमा निर्माण भइरहेको कोरन्टाइन सेन्टर पनि आगामी दुई दिनभित्रमा तयार भइसक्ने पनि जीटीए अध्यक्षले बताएका छन्। आफू स्वयँ बसेर उक्त अस्पतालको निर्माणकार्य को देखरेख गरिरहेको जनाउँदै  आगामी दुई दिनभित्रमा उक्त अस्पताल पूर्णरूपले तयार भइसक्ने उनको भनाइ छ।

कालेबुङ हालमा कोरोना संक्रमणको लागि एपिसेन्टर भएको उल्लेख गर्दै यसैले आफू कालेबुङमा बसेर यसको रोकथामको निम्ति आवश्यक पहलहरू गरिरहेको पनि थापाले बताए। म कालेबुङमा बस्नैपर्छ, किनभने यो अहिलेघरि एपिसेन्टर हो। यहाँबा0 फैलियो भने सारा पहाड़लाई समस्या हुनेछ। यसैले म यहीँ बसेर गम्भीरतासाथ  समस्य़ा यही समाप्त गर्ने प्रयास गरिरहेको छु, थापाले भने। 

आफू कालेबुङमै बसे पनि दार्जीलिङ पहाड़को प्रत्येक गाउँ-बस्ती, 86 वटै चियाकमानहरू सिन्कोना बगान सबै क्षेत्रहरूको डिस्पेन्सेरीमा समेत स्क्रीनिङ मशिनहरू पठाइसकेको पनि उनले बताए। कालेबुङमा बसेर पनि मैले दार्जीलिङ, कालेबुङ, खरसाङ सबैक्षेत्रका गाउँ-बस्तीहरूको निरीक्षण गरिरहेको थापाले बताए।

A high level meeting was held with Anit Thapa, Chairman of the BOA  of GTA and  Surendra Gupta, Principal Secretary GTA, Ajoy Kumar, ADG; Ashok Prasad, IG, Darjeeling; R Vimala DM, Harikrishna Pai SP, ADM, Adl SP, CMOH, Dy CMOH of Kalimpong was present. 

Anit Thapa, Chairman later issued an statement which said that the situation in Kalimpong is getting difficult everyday although today there has been no report of any positive case, however, all are aware that the administration is trying its best. 

The meeting discussed on the plan of action for handling the situation. 

The statement further stated that understandably, people are scared but as we have already mentioned that we will be fixed in Kalimpong till this situation is under control and the entire GTA is also working on it day and night. 

"Another issue which is coming up is that health workers are not being given proper equipment. Well, we would like to clear this. We have sufficient PPE today. All the Health Workers who went in to conduct tests today went with proper PPE' it stated

It added that there are 1000 PPE in stock in the Kalimpong Hospital and 1000 more is expected. Distribution of 250 PPE equipment to hospital group D staff as well is completed and 15000 gloves and 12000 masks and 100 screening machines are in stock. 

More N95 masks are to be received for distribution to all the Health workers, police as well. It added that GTA is going to provide free residential and fooding facility and other logistic support to the health workers. DM Kalimpong is going to take care of this. 

He further assured not to worry and administration will not leave any stones unturned to provide all to the affected people. Despite the situation in Kalimpong, the IG himself came here along with the Principal Secretary from Siliguri today. People are scared to come here, not only that, but people are also now scared of letting residents of Kalimpong enter their villages. The recent case in Mirik is testimony to the fact where a police officer's wife from Kalimpong was refused entry. 

He added " we are losing our humanity and if we lose that we will not be able to win this war. We need to respect our health workers. They are equivalent to God at this point. We have to cooperate with them. You might get angry at us for telling you this but, the people of Kalimpong need to wake up! Did you see the crowd outside the butcher shop this morning? We are amid a very serious pandemic and time and time again we have been telling people to stay indoors but they don't seem to listen. Having non-veg is not important!! we can survive with simple food right now. We request the Municipality to shut the place down. We have to save Kalimpong. Villagers will also have to stop people from coming to Kalimpong town. Else all our efforts will go to waste. Even the police are being unnecessarily burdened. We are going to get strict with law and order here. We are going to stop the movement of vehicles beyond 7:00 pm. Vehicles will be seized if found. We need to change our mindset rather than just complaining, rather than just pointing fingers at the administration, we need your cooperation. We need to save our place first. Suggest us, advice us! we are ready to listen. We have to be a team. We need 100% cooperation. We are focusing on strengthening the health system. We have decided that we are going to set up an Information Disbursement Group and we will release a news bulletin with updates every day."