Dimapur, May 30 (EMN): The minister of Higher and Technical Education and Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along, who is also the legislator in-charge of Peren district for Covid-19, visited the District Hospital (DH) in Peren on May 30 to oversee the ongoing preparedness of the facility and also to take stock of the infrastructure available.
The legislator, along with Namri Nchang, advisor of Water Resources, inspected the Covid-19 isolation ward and special operation theatre, and had an interaction with the medical staff of DH Peren, civil society and NGOs, a DIPR update informed.
Addressing the meeting, Along lauded the medical fraternity and other frontline workers for rendering their selfless services to contain Covid-19 in the district. He said that the ventilator for the hospital would arrive soon in the district; however, "the hospital may need a specialist to operate the ventilator," he said. He also assured to discuss unavailability of an anaesthesia doctor in the hospital with the higher authority, it read. He urged them to maintain social distancing and stated that all frontline workers should use N-95 masks.
Nchang encouraged the gathering to stand united in fighting the global pandemic. He further requested them to maintain discipline and adhere strictly to the guidelines issued by the government. He also appealed to extend their co-operation to the district administration, police personnel and medical fraternity, it read.