Health department issues advisory to stay safe from coronavirus 

Ludhiana: A meeting regarding creating awareness about coronavirus under the chairmanship of Civil Surgeon Ludhiana Dr Rajesh Kumar Bagga was held today. This meeting was attended by all Senior Medical Officers, Nodal Officers, District Epidemiologist, all Multipurpose Health Supervisors and workers. 
Dr Bagga informed that isolation wards and flu corners have been set up in all government hospitals of district Ludhiana. He said that health supervisors and workers have been making people aware about saving them from coronavirus. He informed that they have visited all government and private primary and secondary schools, colleges, government offices, shopping malls, multiplexes, railway station, bus stands and other public places in the district.
He stated that the teams have visited Pavilion Mall, SSP Vigilance Office, Government High School Sarabha Nagar, Guru Nanak Public School Sarabha Nagar, Bus Stand Ludhiana, Government Primary School Shimlapuri, Master Tara Singh Public School and College, Railway Station, Clock Tower Chowk, old Sabzi Mandi area, Jalandhar Byepass area, Sargodha Public Senior Secondary School in Field Ganj, etc. He said that the schoolchildren and residents were educated about the symptoms and ways to save them from deadly novel coronavirus.
Dr Bagga stated that the symptoms of this coronavirus are cough, fever and pneumonia like symptoms. He said that it is important to know that if any person have visited China in last 30 days and is having the above mentioned symptoms, then they should immediately contact their nearest government hospital for treatment or contact at the call centre numbers. He suggested that while washing hands, one should use an alcohol-based rub or soap and water to kill the pathogen, one should stay at least 2 metre away from people who're coughing or sneezing, one should avoid visiting public places, use a tissue, or your bent elbow, to cover your cough. He said that people should avoid home remedies and should contact a doctor immediately if anyone has such symptoms.
The Civil Surgeon informed that the helpline number for district Ludhiana is 0161-2444193, or Dr Divjot Singh can be contacted at 9041274030 or Dr Ramesh Kumar can be contacted at 9855716180. He said that even the private hospitals have made arrangements to fight coronavirus, wherein 55 beds, 38 ventilator isolation wards have been set up and 45 beds have been set up in government hospitals.
Dr Bagga has appealed to residents that people should avoid contact with people having such symptoms, one should avoid visiting countries affected with coronavirus, one should stay alert from people travelling from such countries, one should avoid visiting public places, avoid handshakes and wash hands properly with alcohol based soaps regularly.