Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority / District Magistrate Leh Sachin Kumar Vaishya convened a meeting in connection with the emergence of a new, mutated strain of the coronavirus identified in UK.

The meeting was held to take necessary precautionary measures to detect and contain its spread here in Ladakh. 

Based on a detailed deliberation regarding surveillance, sample testing, and institutional quarantine of inbound passengers, various directions were given to the concerned authorities.

 Sachin Kumar stressed to strengthen the COVID-19 surveillance at the KBR airport. With the sole intention of detection of the new mutation and its containment if any, the direction was given to trace people with travel history to foreign countries in the recent past.

The stakeholders were asked to ensure proper arrangement viz institutional quarantine, sample testing parameters along with a separate facility at the COVID-19 Mahabodhi Karuna Charitable Hospital. 

Additional District Magistrate, Leh, Sonam Chosjor; Medical Superintendent,SNM Hospital, Leh, Dr. Norzin Angmo; Dy. Chief Medical Officer, Leh, Dr. Manzoor Ahmed; State Surveillance Officer, Dr. Mohd Iqbal; Incharge District COVID-19 Surveillance Leh, Dr. Tundup; Airport Director, KBR Airport, Leh, Malkit Singh, and Incharge CISF, KBR Airport Leh, Sanket was also present in the meeting.