Kozhikode Corporation to enhance COVID surveillance

Special squads to be deployed in city to ensure compliance with protocol

The Kozhikode Municipal Corporation will deploy squads for every 100 houses in an effort to tackle the spread of COVID-19. The squads will comprise people’s representatives, volunteers, Anganwadi workers, Kudumbashree members, and representatives of residents associations, besides corporation officials. A decision in this regard was taken at an all-party meeting held on Friday. The functions of the squads include ensuring that those in home isolation do not mingle with other members of the family. Those showing symptoms should be taken to testing camps. They should be shifted to domiciliary treatment centres if they test positive.