April 7th,2020

Topic:-Health Awareness

What is the news?

• ‘Safety station’ in Sangrur district.

Purpose:-

• The district administration has set up a COVID ‘safety station’ at an administrative complex here to control the spread of the deadly virus.

How does it work?

• It sanitises each person visiting the administrative complex in four steps.

First, an infrared thermal scanner will record the temperature at the entrance.

Second, if the person’s body temperature is more than the normal, he will be sent to a flu centre established in the civil hospital here. If not, the person will be asked to wash his hands and feet from the washbasin installed therein.

Third, a concentrated sodium hypochlorite solution will be sprayed on the body.

And fourth, the person will proceed to a booth where he can dry his hands and feet with the help of newly installed dryers.

Why important?

• It’s the first-of-its-kind project in the state. In the coming days, the administration will instal COVID Safety Stations in all grain markets of the district to prevent the spread of the virus during the forthcoming wheat season.

Present(before this):-

• At present, there are three models of the service station, which cost us Rs1 lakh to Rs2 lakh. We are trying to arrange more funds for the project.
• The safety station can easily sanitise four to five persons within a minute.

(Source:-The Tribune)