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Containment zones to be created in Zika affected areas of Lucknow
Nodal officials at airport, railway stations and bus stations have been directed to maintain a record of passengers coming from states and countries having Zika cases
The Lucknow district administration on Saturday ordered to make a 400-metre containment zone around the house of zika virus patients to check its spread, even as the city reported its third infection on the day.
The decision to make a zika containment zone was taken during a meeting of the district administration and the health department.
“Once again we have to gear up and fight back Zika virus the way we fought Covid-19. Hence, we have decided to make zika containment zones similar to Covid-19 and have constituted around 500 surveillance teams, and allocated eight hospitals for the treatment of zika patients,” said Abhishek Prakash, district magistrate in the meeting.
The surveillance teams would comprise members of ASHA, Aganwadi and Civil defence community. There are 19 community healthcare centres (CHCs) in the district. There would be 25 teams on every CHC.
At present, there are three Zika cases in Lucknow, of which one is admitted to a hospital.
“Containment zone has been successful in checking spread of Covid infection as it restricts movement of infected persons, who can spread infection to others. It will certainly help control spread of the Zika too,” said Dr Abhishek Shukla, secretary general of Association of International Doctors.
