The State Health Minister and Jamshedpur West Congress MLA Banna Gupta on Wednesday formed a five-member Covid-19 assistance committee and released their mobile number for any assistance on Covid-19 issues 24x7. The committee would function from the MGM Hospital at Sakchi. The committee comprises Dinesh Pandey (9279283285).
Gupta said that the Government is keeping an eye on the spread of the virus and proactive masures are being taken to control the situation.
He went on to add that the situation is better in the state. The committee will help in any type assistance required to fight the virus. People can contact the committee members required for the assistance. The committee will also lend its support to the health department.
Meanwhile, an official of MGM Medical College and Hospital said that they have already started testing of throat and nasal swab for novel coronavirus. Though there has been no positive case in the city but they are keeping an eye on suspected cases.
It may be mentioned here that as of now MGM Medical College testing unit can test a maximum of 40 samples daily while RIMS in Ranchi can accommodate 90 in a day.
Meanwhile, district police detained 74 persons across the city for violation of lockdown and released them on PR bonds from local police stations. The administration wants people to remain inside but despite orders bikers are spending time on road. Concerned over the prevailing situation, the district traffic police have embarked on a drive checking the helmets of riders and pillion-riders too.
In another incident, panic gripped the vegetable sellers at Sonari after a man in mid-30s came in a car and developed breathing difficulty and had to be rushed to hospital by the health department on suspicion of having novel coronavirus.
Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) the local civic body sanitised the vegetable market at Christian Maidan near Sonari Airport on Wednesday morning after
“The man who developed breathing problem is a resident of Sonari and had come for purchasing vegetable at around 7 am and suddenly developed fits while coming out of car. The locals informed the district control room for Covid-19 and we rushed to the spot and admitted the man in the isolation ward of the MGM Hospital and took his throat swab. He does not have any travel history. We will get his report from lab of MGM Medical College tomorrow,” said an official.