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Assam is locked & loaded in fight against Tablighi time-bomb as Himanta leads from the front

Preparations on war footing

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Yesterday, the state of Assam recorded its first Coronavirus positive case after a 52-year old man tested positive for the novel Wuhan infection. What also seems to have hit the state of Assam insofar the Coronavirus Pandemic is concerned is the fact that 456 people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat international conference at the Nizamuddin Markaz yesterday have returned to the state. Himanta Biswa Sarma in two different tweets disclosed that the Assam government has two lists of 456 such people.

Assam Govt is now in possession of a list of 299 persons who were present in and around the hotspot near Nizamuddin Dargah. We've alerted dist admins to find out if these people have returned to Assam, and strict instructions issued to quarantine them if they are in the state

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 31, 2020

#NizamuddinUpdate ~ We have received another list of 157 persons from Assam who were near hotspot of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Dargarh. We are acting swiftly and in best possible manner to quarantine all of them, as and when they reach Assam or those who may have reached.

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 31, 2020

Those who attended the international conference hosted by the Tablighi Jamaat in its global centre at South Delhi’s Nizamuddin area has led to a number of deaths and positive cases across the country. Therefore, Assam is looking at a possible rise in the number of cases in the coming days.

But the state seems well prepared given that the man for the crisis, Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) chairman Himanta Biswa Sarma has been preparing to combat Coronavirus at a war-footing for quite some time now. He happens to be in charge of state’s Health Ministry apart from being the Finance Minister and has discharged the onerous task of preparing Assam for the outbreak quite efficiently.

For the past one month or so, he has taken a number of steps to ensure that the state isn’t caught unawares when Coronavirus outbreak reaches it. The construction of a quarantine facility at the Sarusajai Stadium at Guwahati even as the state government decided to convert the massive stadium into a makeshift hospital is one such example.

Apparently, when China supposedly built the Fangcang Hospital (read “quarantine facility”) in a few days that was used to stuff the “sick” and Coronavirus patients in close vicinity, it had become a part of the larger PR exercise by China and was believed by many on its face value even in India. But here Himanta Biswa Sarma started the construction of a massive isolation facility even before the state recorded a single positive case.

Happy to inform that the work on the Covid quarantine facilities being built at Sarusajai Stadium is coming up on a war footing.
Sharing some pictures from the facility that is being built up as we speak.#Assamcares #FightagainstCovid pic.twitter.com/2n600g6MvH

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 29, 2020

2/6 #coronavirus

In today’s Wuhan, forced quarantine is becoming a “Martial Law”. Another whole family was forced to go to quarantine center, where no medicine, no doctor, no water, no bathroom close by, no nothing is available. People won’t go no matter how good CCP painted❗️ pic.twitter.com/w6iNtoR3Us

— 西行小宝 (@htommy998) February 7, 2020

Sarma has been equally active beyond Guwahati, personally visiting hospitals and ensuring that the preparations are on in full swing. In Silchar, a 300-bed pre-fabricated hospital is being constructed and the Assam Health Minister himself visited the site in order to inspect the progress on the project.

#IndiaFightsCorona

A 300-bed pre-fabricated hospital will be constructed in Silchar as a facility for treatment of #COVID patients. Inspected site for the same along with Min Sri @ParimalSuklaba1, MP Sri @drrajdeeproy, MLAs & Pr Secy Sri @samirsinha69.#AssamCares#CoronaUpdate pic.twitter.com/LeM4bxGBNy

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 29, 2020

He has also ensured that the Silchar Medical College deals exclusively with COVID-19 patients by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the private hospitals. Meanwhile, a new ICU building has come up at the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital.

Productive! Started by signing an MoU with private hospitals in Silchar to ensure Silchar Medical College is reserved for #Covid patients, followed by a VC with DCs & doctors in Guwahati. Later, I reviewed arrangements for treatment of #COVID patients & new ICU building at GMCH pic.twitter.com/F4mZ32QHu5

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 29, 2020

Similarly, the Sonapur Civil Hospital in Guwahati was reserved for COVID-19 patients a week ago at a time when neither the issue of Tablighi Jamaat conference attendees returning to Assam had come up, nor had the state recorded any positive cases.

The hospital is also being upgraded with 150 beds and 16 ICU beds, all of them dealing exclusively with COVID-19 patients.

#IndiaFightsCorona

We are upgrading Sonapur Civil Hospital to a fully-equipped #COVID hospital with 150 beds and 16 ICU beds. Work is being personally supervised by MOS @pijush_hazarika.

Visited the hospital today and interacted with our doctors, nurses and staff. pic.twitter.com/TcSgZXHp7O

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 30, 2020

Similarly, in Lakhimpur, Himanta Biswa Sarma, who also happens to be described as BJP’s key man in the Northeast, himself reviewed the progress and tweeted, “As we get into a phase which might throw some surprises, critical to ensure best preparedness. I visited North Lakhimpur Civil Hospital to take stock of situation. Also inspected ongoing work of Lakhimpur Medical College. Min @doley_naba Pr Secy Health @samirsinha69 accompanied.”

As we get into a phase which might throw some surprises, critical to ensure best preparedness. I visited North Lakhimpur Civil Hospital to take stock of situation. Also inspected ongoing work of Lakhimpur Medical College. Min @doley_naba Pr Secy Health @samirsinha69 accompanied. pic.twitter.com/qCAPYbjSvR

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 31, 2020

Meanwhile, Assam has also bolstered its testing capacities under Himanta’s leadership. He disclosed that the state has five ICMR-accredited labs to carry out tests. The Assam Health Minister tweeted, “Happy to inform that Barpeta Medical college laboratory is accredited by ICMR for COVID-19 testing from today. It becomes the 5th lab of Assam to achieve this. This will further enhance our capacity for a much wider community testing, especially in lower Assam.”

Happy to inform that Barpeta Medical college laboratory is accredited by ICMR for COVID-19 testing from today. It becomes the 5th lab of Assam to achieve this. This will further enhance our capacity for a much wider community testing, especially in lower Assam.

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 30, 2020

Within Assam, his efforts are winning a lot of praise. An advertisement by a private hospital, for example, describes him as “the best Health Minister”. In fact, Assam finds itself in a good position today because it has been led into the fight against Coronavirus by the man who is credited with having revolutionised healthcare in Assam.

The advertisement was done by a Private Hospital of Guwahati not by Assam Government . pic.twitter.com/BzWx42Oimj

— M ᴀ ɴ ᴀ s 😷 (@JajaborManas) March 31, 2020

Several medical colleges that have come up in the state and those which are in the process of being constructed have been his initiatives. It seems that he has put all his administrative experience in the healthcare sector in preparing Assam for the inevitable fight against Coronavirus.

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