Jomsom: The Chief District Officer of Mustang himself has been deployed at the local level in the year-long 'Nepal Mask Campaign' launched for the prevention and control of the third variant of Corona.
According to the District Health Office, Mustang, CDO Srinath Poudel has been deployed at the local level in the joint campaign.
On Tuesday, the fourth day of the Max campaign, which started on August 8, with the slogan 'My Commitment to Epidemic Control and Prevention, Wearing Max is Today's Need', CDO Poudel himself, in collaboration with the concerned bodies, requested the citizens to wear masks.
During the campaign, masks have been distributed to the citizens of Chhusang and workers working in different areas.
The team also advised the citizens to take necessary precautions as the risk of the third variant of the Corona has increased, said Inspector Pratap Poudel, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Mustang. According to him, the team has distributed freehand masks to the citizens while the health office has tested the antigens of the villagers. Mustang police have distributed free max to 3,500 citizens of the district.
Similarly, the health office has tested the antigens of 104 people in Chhusang, Waragung Free Zone-3 of Mustang. According to the health office, the reports of nine of those tested were positive. Some of those who received positive reports have been vaccinated against corona, while others have not been vaccinated.
Ward member Dhark Gurung informed that a team of police health workers and ward level representatives distributed Max to the locals, drivers and co-drivers, construction workers, and others during the 'Max Campaign' in Chhusang.
Ward member Gurung said that it was a welcome step for the team of stakeholders to be present in the village at a time when the fear of the third wave of Corona was increasing in Mustang. The program held in Chhusang was attended by locals and workers working in various fields. The mask campaign was aimed at raising public awareness with the message 'I also wear a mask, inspire others to wear a mask'.
The number of corona infections in the Himalayan district of Mustang has started increasing again, according to the Health Office Mustang. In Mustang, 9,274 people have been vaccinated with Covisil, Verosil, and Johnson & Johnson at different stages for the prevention and control of corona. Despite the fact that 100 percent of the citizens of Mustang have been vaccinated against corona, the risk of corona remains. In Mustang, 465 out of 537 corona infections have been cured so far. Fifteen of the infected have died due to Korana. There are currently 31 active corona infections in the district.
