Chairman, DDMA Leh, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse reviewed the status and preparedness of COVID-19 management in the district on December 1.
 
Chairman, DDMA, Leh, and the concerned officials discussed the state of preparedness of Covid Care Centres, quarantine centres, medical equipment, medicines, manpower, etc due to the surge in Covid-19 positive cases in Ladakh. He impressed upon the officers of the Health Department to ensure effective preparedness for the inbound passengers from outside Ladakh.
 
Keeping in view the influx in the arrival of tourists from Covid-affected areas and given the emergence of the highly mutated Covid-19 variant omicron, Shrikant Suse directed the concerned officers to enhance field surveillance, increase manpower and streamline the testing process at the KBR Airport. He also stressed the need to strictly enforce adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
 
Chairman, DDMA, Leh directed the concerned officials that the existing SOPs should be strictly followed and enforced.