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COVID-19: J&K Health Dept to discharge non-symptomatic patients after 10 days without testing

Jammu, Sep 22 (UNI) In view of recent surge in COVID cases in Jammu province, Jammu and Kashmir Health Department reviewed the scenario and on Tuesday major decisions were taken including of discharging non-symptomatic patients after 10 days without testing.
Chairing a meeting to take stock of efforts toward mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and review the related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies, Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, directed installation of 150 CCTVs at the Government Medical College for better patient management and monitoring, besides establishing a special COVID counter in Emergency Block of GMC to act as one point contact of COVID testing and subsequent segregation of symptomatic, asymptomatic, and negative cases.
''The counter will also house a COVID help desk to assist the patients through various procedures of the notified SOPs”, he added.

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