<p>In the backdrop of coronavirus threat, the Army has started screening its personnel at its transit camps after they report back to duties in Kashmir.</p>.<p>“Everybody- whether they come by flight or road in a convoy - is checked at the transit camps. Any personnel suspected of coronavirus-like symptoms will be isolated and subsequently put under observation,” a senior Army officer said.</p>.<p>General Officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt General B S Raju said instructions have been issued to army men, including those who are on leave, to inform the concerned authorities.</p>.<p>“Army men, who are on leave, have been told to start the treatment and get themselves quarantined at the respective places in case they feel any symptoms similar to COVID-19,” Gen Raju, who recently took over as GoC 15 Corps, said.</p>.<p>However, he said, so-far, at the transit camps no case has been detected or reported with coronavirus-like symptoms. “The monitoring facilities at the transit camps have been set up as a precautionary measure,” the GoC said.</p>.<p>Although two laboratories for coronavirus testing—one each at SKIMS Soura and Government Medical College Srinagar—have been set up but no separate COVID-19 testing laboratory have been set up by Army in the Valley.</p>.<p>The Army is deployed along the Line of Control (LoC), International Border and hinterland and involved in anti-militancy operations and most of the personnel come from outside J&K.</p>
<p>In the backdrop of coronavirus threat, the Army has started screening its personnel at its transit camps after they report back to duties in Kashmir.</p>.<p>“Everybody- whether they come by flight or road in a convoy - is checked at the transit camps. Any personnel suspected of coronavirus-like symptoms will be isolated and subsequently put under observation,” a senior Army officer said.</p>.<p>General Officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt General B S Raju said instructions have been issued to army men, including those who are on leave, to inform the concerned authorities.</p>.<p>“Army men, who are on leave, have been told to start the treatment and get themselves quarantined at the respective places in case they feel any symptoms similar to COVID-19,” Gen Raju, who recently took over as GoC 15 Corps, said.</p>.<p>However, he said, so-far, at the transit camps no case has been detected or reported with coronavirus-like symptoms. “The monitoring facilities at the transit camps have been set up as a precautionary measure,” the GoC said.</p>.<p>Although two laboratories for coronavirus testing—one each at SKIMS Soura and Government Medical College Srinagar—have been set up but no separate COVID-19 testing laboratory have been set up by Army in the Valley.</p>.<p>The Army is deployed along the Line of Control (LoC), International Border and hinterland and involved in anti-militancy operations and most of the personnel come from outside J&K.</p>
