One VHN for every 100 houses to check health a day: Collector

‘Samples will be taken and medical intervention follow’

TIRUNELVELI Following the door-to-door check to identify the COVID-19 patients at the early stage that has given excellent results in bringing down the number of fresh cases in the district, the district administration has deployed a Village Health Nurse for every 100 houses to visit the residents every day and check their health parameters in a bid to further fine-tune the early detection. According to Collector V. Vishnu, the recently introduced screening of residents at their doorsteps by the health workers for COVID-19 ensured the early detection of the persons who had contracted the viral infection and remain asymptomatic.