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Gujarat: Ahead of potential 3rd wave of COVID-19, Ahmedabad gears up as it is conducting pediatric survey. [Photo/ANI]
Ahmedabad prepares for COVID-19 third wave, conducts paediatric survey to identify vulnerable children ANI | Updated: Jun 10, 2021 07:00 IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 10 (ANI): Ahead of the potential third wave of COVID-19, the Ahmedabad administration has taken up surveillance work and is conducting a pediatric survey to identify the most vulnerable children in order to make timely arrangements for their protection.
Speaking to ANI, Health Officer Sandhya Rathod said, We have started screening children in the age group of 0-5 years. We have 206 teams of ASHA and Anganwadi workers. They are surveying around 250 houses per day.
Ahead of the potential third wave of COVID-19, the Ahmedabad administration has taken up surveillance work and is conducting a pediatric survey to identify the most vulnerable children in order to make timely arrangements for their protection. Speaking to ANI, Health Officer Sandhya Rathod said, We have started screening children in the age group of 0-5 years. We have 206 teams of ASHA and Anganwadi workers. They are surveying around 250 houses per day. We are maintaining a separate list of children suffering from malnutrition and other severe diseases. In the case of the third wave, we can reverse quarantine the high-risk group. I have five teams in Sanand with two doctors and a female health worker in each team, she said.