<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu today called for devising a robust mechanism for door to door survey under Swasthya Nidhi for effectively combating the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory. He was chairing a meeting to review the progress made under Swasthya Nidhi, an Integrated Health Audit and Intensive Screening Framework in Jammu, today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He directed for mandatory PPEs for screening teams as they are the frontline warriors and are vulnerable to the virus. He stressed on the need to increase sample collection teams to intensify the screening and called for incorporating IEC material, messages and jingles in surveys and publicize widely through print media, electronic, social media and other effective forms of media.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The LG directed for making the survey more informative and comprehensive as it would become a ready database for future health related information and welfare schemes. He also directed the officers to aware people about the coverage of COVID-19 under PMJAY-Ayushman Bharat, besides other health related advisories.   </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Murmu was apprised about the necessity of undertaking repeat surveys and health audit of large areas and Swasthya Nidhi provides an ideal platform to reach out to each household in the UT for IEC. It was informed that the pilot survey in Jammu was launched on 17th April for five hotspots, covering 29 Electoral Booths, which was completed on 22nd April. The survey started in seven districts of the UT. </span><br />''  <br />