Nagaland: Bhandari COVID-19 quarantine centre lacks essentials

Kohima: In a letter addressed to the deputy commissioner of Wokha on Thursday, the ADC and chairman of Bhandari Block Task Force necessitated urgent requirement for essential facilities at quarantine centre for COVID-19 at 7 NAP Battalion Hospital.

The letter said that the 7 NAP Battalion hospital, which has been designated as quarantine facility for Bhandari on coronavirus (COVID – 19), lacks “basic essentials to house suspected cases or even infected persons”.

It also said that as thermal screening is done at Bhandari check gate which is the principal entry point to Wokha district and to neighbouring districts, “the possibility of encountering suspected cases or even infected cases is very high”.