As part of preparation for coronavirus prevention, J&K government Wednesday set up at Sanat Nagar here a ‘full-fledged screening and isolation facility’ for passengers arriving at Srinagar airport.
The 30-bedded health center, earlier known as Sanat Nagar Maternity,
was Wednesday opened up and prepared to serve as a standalone isolation center.
The center has been created to house screening facilities for passengers arriving from places affected by coronavirus.
The facility, Officer on Special Duty Health and Medical Education department DrShafqat Khan said, will have 24×7 medical staff to screen the passengers. In addition, the facility will have isolation to house suspected patients. “We are equipping the facility to act as a safe and scientific quarantine,” he said.
