The Jharkhand Government has issued a revised order on its quarantine rules for the person coming/returning to Jharkhand by air/road/rail amid rising Covid 19 cases in the State. People returning/coming to Jharkhand from other States will be put in home quarantine for the period of 14 days.
Also, the district administration will take all necessary measures to ensure that compliance of order. In case the district administration comes to the conclusion that the conditions at the home of the persons are not appropriate for home quarantine or the concerned persons is not following the guidelines of home quarantine then the district administration is authorised to put the person in institutional/paid quarantine.
The department of Home, Prisons and Disaster Management as per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs issued the fresh directives. The department has issued 10 points, which the district administration has to follow in respect to home quarantine of persons reaching State from other States.
The home quarantine rules will not apply for drivers/helpers of commercial vehicles involved in cargo movement, personnel of airlines operating in/out of the State, people passing through the state during inter-state movement and union government officials on official duties, but they shall comply with the guidelines communicated by the Health Ministry.
The disaster management directives further states that any persons violating these quarantine directions will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act 2005, besides legal action under section 188 of the IPC and other legal provisions as applicable.
Meanwhile, the Covid-19 cases and casualties are on surge in Jharkhand even on Friday. On Friday four people died due to infection. The four deaths include three deaths at Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) Ranchi and one death at Paras HEC hospital. With the death of four persons in Jharkhand the number of deaths has gone up to 46.
The person who died at Paras HEC is 25 year old and was suffering from various ailments. A health official requesting anonymity said, “One person from Ranchi admitted at Paras HEC hospital died to Covid the person was suffering from various diseases.” The official said, “The other deaths which occurred at RIMS are from other districts.” At RIMS, a 65-year-old man from Hazaribagh, a 55-year-old female from Barkatha in Hazaribagh district, a 37-year-old man from Hussainabad in Palamu.
On Friday 291 positive cases were reported from different parts of the State, while on the other hand 64 persons discharged from hospital on the same day.
The death of four persons and discovery of 291 cases has dropped the recovery rate in Jharkhand to 50.56 per cent, while the national recovery rate is 63.02 per cent. The mortality rate is.90 per cent while the national mortality rate is 2.62 per cent.