Leh, Mar 29: No one has been tested positive for Coronavirus from the last 10 days in the Union Territory of Ladakh, where three infected patients have been successfully treated.
Ladakh UT spokesperson Rigzin Samphel on Sunday urged people not to hide their travel history and come forward if they have travelled to Coronavirus affected countries.
He said during the last 10 days no fresh COVID-19 cases have been registered in Ladakh. “Of the 13 cases we had, three have been successfully treated. Now, we have only 10 active cases of Coronavirus,” he told reporters here on Sunday.
Asserting the administration is further strengthening the grid the combat Coronavirus, he said two hospitals — one each in Kargil and Leh – are being set up. “In Leh, Maha Bodhi Society hospital has been selected for the purpose and it will be operational from Monday. Similarly, JNM school has been selected in Kargil… it will be operational in two to three days,” he added.
Mr Samphel said to combat any eventuality in future the administration in getting 100 ventilators. “The centre has already approved it and we have been told that the ventilators will reach Ladakh very soon,” he said.
He said currently there are only 27 ventilators available in Ladakh.
Answering a question, he said the testing machines will arrive in Ladakh on Sunday. However, he said to make the machine operational it will take about a month as there is no trained technician that has the expertise to operate the equipment.
