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JKRCEA urges Govt. to Protect Frontline Healthcare Providers Managing COVID-19
4/2/2020 10:46:32 PM
Early Times Report

Jammu, Apr 2: Expressing serious concern over the more and more cases of COVID-19 positive from amongst the medical and paramedical frontline staff which caused a sense of alarm among healthcare professionals across India, the leaders of Jammu Kashmir Reserved Categories Empowerment Alliance (JKRCEA), a registered trust working for the welfare of society, have urged the govt. to provide due protection to the frontline medical staff who are the real warriors in the fight against dreaded corona virus.
Sham Lal Basson, Head of socio-religious wing of JKRCEA in a press handout issued here said that it is very serious situation that in Jammu too, a microbiologist engaged at Govt. medical college, Jammu in the war against COVID-19 himself tested positive. It is very unfortunate that the tests of his family members were only conducted after the repeated personal requests of family, of whom three members are tested positive for COVID-19, added Basson. Under such a situation those who are fighting from front would not only be at risk but the patients and general public may get caught infection un awared.
The leaders of JKRCEA appealed RR Bhatnagar, Advisor to LG and Financial Commissioner, health and medical education, J&K personally monitor intervene and pass forthwith instruction to the concerned strictly implement the standard operating procedure of testing, quarantining, hospitalization and treatment. The effected microbiologist and his family members may also be optimally taken care and the others frontline health staff be given proper personal protective equipments (PPEs) so that those who are directly or indirectly involved in the mitigation of COVID-19 crisis may not feel insecure.
Mohinder Bhagat, another leader of JKRCEA said that at Jammu, the medical and paramedical front-line health care workers have been observed pleading for more and proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and doing everything they can to raise awareness of this crisis. Those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are concerned that the lack of adequate PPE endangers not only themselves, but their patients as well. Thus it is vital that our health care workforce is well equipped with sufficient supply of masks, sanitizers and personal protective equipments.
In its resolute to fight against COVID-19 alongwith the govt. and whole society, the leaders of JKCREA have pledged its full support at all levels and appealed the whole of its cadres and members across Jammu & Kashmir to come forward at this critical moment. It was also informed that JKRCEA has been providing the ration and food items to the stranded labourers and other needy people. Help Line in this regard has also been established by JKRCEA and any person in case need any assistance can call at these Numbers : 0191-2457492; 7889944265; 9419112409 and 7889359507.
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