COVID- 19: Nagaland receives 2nd batch of medical equipment
The second batch of emergency medical equipment consignment arrives in Dimapur Airport on March 30. (Photo Courtesy: @Neiphiu_Rio/Twitter)
Morung Express News
Dimapur | March 30
Nagaland today received the second batch of emergency medical equipment consignment augmenting its ongoing preparation to combat possible COVID-pandemic in the state.
An Indian Air Force’s C-130 Super Hercules aircraft landed with the second consignment at Dimapur Airport on March 30.
“C-130 Super Hercules aircraft landed at Dimapur with the second consignment of emergency medical equip. & also equipment for disaster mngt. through the support of @IAF_MCC, (sic)” Nagaland Chief Minister updated on Twitter.
He further assured that the State Government would ensure that it “reaches the every district in Nagaland on time.”
Earlier on Monday, he tweeted that consignment also includes equipments for disaster management and emergency requirements for all the districts.
This is the second batch of such consignment. On March 28, Rio informed that the State had received medical equipment consignment totalling 1536 which includes Triple Layer Mask, PPE, BD Universal Viral Transport and swab sticks and additional medical equipment and accessories totaling 2, 16,800 were expected on Monday.
In addition, 33 ventilators are also expected by the coming week, he added.
The Health Department has made available 173 isolation beds for any possible COVID -19 cases in addition to 175 isolation beds in identified COVID-19 Hospitals. The number of quarantine facilities has been increased to 1043 in the State.
No positive case in Nagaland so far
Meanwhile, the all samples sent for testing till March 29, 5 PM have tested negative for COVID-19.
4 COVID-19 suspected samples, which were sent for laboratory analyses on Sunday, March 29, have tested negative.
The Health Department confirmed this on Monday morning, taking the total of suspected samples from Nagaland to test negative to 22.
As per state Health officials, Nagaland sends swab samples of suspected patients either to Dibrugarh or Imphal. The four samples sent on March 29 were from Dimapur.
It could not be ascertained whether any new samples were collected after 5 PM, March 29.
