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Coronavirus | West Bengal govt forms teams for surveillance support, monitoring of treatment at hospitals

A health worker wearing a protective suit uses a thermal screening device on a boy at a slum area, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Kolkata. (Source: PTI)

The West Bengal Health Department on Saturday formed teams to support surveillance and monitoring of treatment at five hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in the city.

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The team members will pay regular visits to these hospitals and send reports to the department, the state government said in an order.

The department has also set up a dedicated help line for issues regarding the non-availability of PPEs and other supplies.

The feedback and suggestions will be duly recorded and acted upon by the state government for appropriate remedial measures, the order said.

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The West Bengal government has also constituted a team for guidance on containment activities in different districts of the state.

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