Toys were distributed among children and pregnant women by Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Kumar and Superintendent of Police Chandan Kumar Jha at Chatniabag Tola of Saram village under Gomia block. At the same time, they instructed everyone to stay in their houses.
The block development officer, Kasmar Rajesh Kumar Sinha inspected various panchayats. He also distributed food items among the needy people and they were asked to comply with social distancing in public places. During field trips, he made the common people aware of the preventive measures.
The statewide lockdown in Jharkhand was strictly enforced on Sunday with the local Block Development Officer Rajesh Kumar Sinha not allowing even grocery shops to remain open and private vehicles on the roads after 10 am.
Shops selling essentials and private vehicles had been kept out of the purview of the lockdown so that people are not inconvenienced but crowding on the streets on Sunday. Block officials opened them only for three hours in the morning from 7 am to 10 am.
Heavy barricading was done in towns and cities besides making adequate deployment of police personnel to stop crowding and ask people to return to their homes.
BDO of Kasmar Rajesh Kumar Sinha appealed to people to stay put for their own safety and that of their families.
"Take a pledge to stay at home for 16 days and spend time with your families. Capture the happy moments on your phone and share them," Sinha said in among the people.
The shops selling essential articles downed their shutters after 10 am as ordered and police personnel were seen intercepting people at the barricades to stop their free movement in view of the lockdown.
All coronavirus patients are admitted in the isolation ward of the Bokaro General Hospital. Social distancing can reduce India's coronavirus cases by up to 62%, says ICMR study