Villagers in Limbadiya gram panchayat of Dungarpur keep coronavirus at bay
‘Not a single positive case till now’
Udaipur : Some 4 thousand villagers in four villages under Limbadiya gram panchayat have learnt to keep the coronavirus at bay. The villagers do not step out of their homes without masks. They follow social distancing norms. Ceremonies and weddings have not been taking place here since a month. Majority of the population is labourers and peasants, however all of them havebeen abiding to the pandemic protocols diligently and this is the reason that the coronavirus has found no entry in the Limbadiya gram panchayat.
Dungarpur witness sharp decline in corona death cases
‘52% beds unoccupied, additional oxygen stock at handy’
Udaipur :
While most of the districts across the state are reeling under severe shortage of oxygen and zero availability of beds and ventilators, there is a big piece of relief from Dungarpur. The COVID hospital here has 52 percent beds unoccupied, there is enough, infact additional stock of oxygen cylinders and above all,there has been a sharp decline i.e. 40 to 50% decline in the pandemic caused death rate.
Two special campaigns ‘ Chikitsa aapke dwar’ and ‘Mera Ward-Mera Gaon-Mera Jila’ by the district administration, started almost a month ago, is now showing results. Medical teams that had gone door-to-door in the entire district and covered almost every households,had identified 13 thousand 512 persons with I.L.I (Influenza-like-illness) in the primary stage itself which proved a significant role in checking the virus spread. These people were