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Coronavirus | West Bengal govt forms teams for surveillance support, monitoring of treatment at hospitals

The team members will pay regular visits to these hospitals and send reports to the department, the state government said in an order.

May 10, 2020 01:36 am | Updated 09:16 am IST - Kolkata

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A health worker wearing a protective suit uses a thermal screening device on a boy at a slum area, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Kolkata.

A health worker wearing a protective suit uses a thermal screening device on a boy at a slum area, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Kolkata.

The West Bengal Health Department on Saturday formed teams to support surveillance and monitoring of treatment at five hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in the city.

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The team members will pay regular visits to these hospitals and send reports to the department, the state government said in an order.

The department has also set up a dedicated help line for issues regarding the non-availability of PPEs and other supplies.

The feedback and suggestions will be duly recorded and acted upon by the state government for appropriate remedial measures, the order said.

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The West Bengal government has also constituted a team for guidance on containment activities in different districts of the state.

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