Andhra Pradesh Govt Launches Door To Door Campaign To Identify Foreign Returns Against COVID-19
Mumbai: In a recent development, the Andhra Pradesh government has launched a door-to-door campaign to track foreign returns to measure COVID-19 in the state.
The state has deployed more than 2.5 lakh volunteers each with the responsibility of opening 50 restaurants. A total of 1,38,58,747 families have been screened so far out of 1,43,91,654 houses registered in the state by the volunteer network.
The campaign has helped the government identify and track 10,000 foreign returns reported by the Government of India. Of the 10,000 returns identified, 140 showed symptoms while the remaining 9,860 were asymptomatic. The cutoff date for tracking foreign returns has been set as February 10, 2020.
Apart from keeping an eye on foreign returners, volunteers are also responsible for spreading awareness about ‘dos and dots’ to each member of the household. The government aims to reach every household in the state through this campaign. Now the government is extending the wings of this campaign and also telling the people of history without travelling.
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Due to this campaign, the government is able to identify people whose details are not in the records of the Government of India and who deliberately hide their travel history.
Each volunteer is responsible for 50 households. If there are any symptomatic individuals or foreign returns in these 50 households, the volunteers make an entry in the mobile application given to them. These entries are directly monitored by District Health Officers and Primary Health Care Centers. Depending on the specific case requirement, health teams are rushed to the spot and appropriate action is taken.
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