The noble work of 35 ambulance drivers and staff in the district, who have ferried eight COVID-19 positive patients and also several suspected persons to hospitals, has come in for praise from all quarters.
The ambulance workers are working in two shifts. Each ambulance has a driver and two nurses. They have been given personal protection equipment (PPE), masks, and sanitisers.
The ambulance workers, who have transported COVID-19 patients, are quarantined for one week after their job is done. As a result, they stay away from their families for 15 days at a stretch.
The ambulance staffers have been specially trained for the job. They have been instructed to take several precautions while transporting Covid-19 patients.
"The ambulance workers, who take a break from work, have been provided space to spend in quarantine with food, bathrooms, and other basic amenities," Hafisulla, regional manager of Emergency Management Research Institute (GVK-IMRC-108), said.