Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad
K Sangma on Saturday said the condition of all 10 COVID-19 patients in the state was stable as of now.
Meghalaya has a total of 11 COVID-19 cases and the first coronavirus positive patient Dr John L Sailo has died.
Eight members of the family of Dr Sailo have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of their domestic help have also tested positive.
"All the COVID-19 positive persons are stable. The family was observing quarantine at home while the two others are admitted at the COVID-19 hospital," he said.
He said as of Saturday, 738 samples have been sent for testing and 667 have tested negative. The results of 60 others are awaited.
The chief Minister also reviewed the state's preparedness in tackling Covid-19 pandemic in the state and visited corona care centre at the IIM-Shillong campus here.
According to the chief minister, all asymptotic cases and asymptomatic individuals who have visited Bethany Hospital after March 24 and have registered with the government are not being tested currently.
He said that all those individuals should go for mandatory home quarantine for at least 14 days and in case they develop symptoms they should call the helpline number 108.
On case management protocol, the chief minister said, "All the asymptomatic category A and mild symptomatic category B positive patients do not require hospitalisation. As per the protocol issued by the MoHFW they should be either in home quarantine or they can opt to be shifted to the government designated Corona Care centre by calling 108."
He also said that in case the patients do not have space for themselves to self isolate at home, they can avail facilities of the government.
"Existing evidence shows that 80 per cent of the positive cases across the world fall under category A and category B", the chief minister said, adding, "Severe and symptomatic cases having respiratory distress, breathing difficulty requiring oxygen support fall under category C and they would be treated at the designated hospital".
He also informed that severe symptomatic cases with other comorbidity conditions and requiring ventilator and ICU support is category D would be treated at designated hospitals having such facilities like the Civil Hospital, Dr. H. Gordon Roberts Hospital Care, Shillong and Nazareth Hospital.
On farming activities, the chief minister said, "Products like areca nut, beetle leaf and broom sticks will be allowed to transport to different markets with restriction, and transportation outside the state will not be allowed.
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