MARGAO: As the saying goes prevention is better than cure, the Konkan Railway Corporation has started thermal scanning of the passengers for Covid-19 infection, arriving at Margao station.
The Konkan Railway has made provision of 60-bed hospitals in the region, of which 10-bed hospital is set up at the Margao station for isolation of suspected passengers.
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The Konkan Railway has taken up various preventive measures to curb the spread of the dreaded virus on the Konkan Railway route.
Regular intensive fogging, cleaning and disinfection is carried out on all Konkan Railway owned trains, major stations covering PFs, circulating area, FOBs, staircases, toilets, booking offices, waiting rooms, retiring rooms, desks counters, door handles knobs and hand touched areas etc.
Blankets and curtains are withdrawn from the AC coaches.
A 24X7 helpline number 10722 is activated for providing information on the hospitals for the treatment of coronavirus on the Konkan Railway route.
As a preventive measure, hand sanitisers and masks are provided to all the officers and staff interacting with the passengers. Covid-19 awareness related posters of Dos and Don’ts, public announcement at platforms for ensuring mass public awareness etc are regularly being done.
Non essential public meetings and gatherings are being avoided. 60 beds are kept for isolation under the supervision of medical officer and paramedical staff at various health units of Konkan Railway i.e Chiplun – 07 beds, Ratnagiri – 20, Verna – 08, Madgaon – 10, Karwar – 05, Udupi -10.
Educating health care workers, patients, their visitors and front line staff to practice hand, respiratory hygiene and maintaining a safe distance. Awareness seminars on Covid-19 are also being organised over Konkan Railway route for housekeeping, commercial, running and front line staff.
