A new coronavirus positive has been reported in Telo village under Chandrapura block in Bokaro district on Thursday late night. So far six cases have been found positive in the district, one of which died on Wednesday night, said an official.
A 33-year-old youth, resident of Telo village, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday evening, informed A K Pathak Civil Surgeon Bokaro. “The youth had come in contact with the woman who was tested positive for COVID-19 on 5 April at Telo village. The woman along with other five persons recently had returned Bokaro after participating in Jamaat congregation (a religious gathering at the Markaz) at Nizamuddin,” he added.
Among the four who have tested positive of COVID-19 on Wednesday night three are the family members of the woman of Telo village. “Two are the woman's granddaughters and one is her brother-in-law,” informed Pathak.
While the fourth one, a 72 years man died due to COVID-19 infection. He was a resident of Sadam village under Gomia block of Bokaro district, he said.
Both of the villages at Sadam and Telo have been completely sealed and the entry of outsiders is banned; the villages are being completely sanitized, said Pathak.
We have sent our team to collect samples of the villagers too. At least 21 persons form Telo village has also been sent to quarantine center at Chas, he said.
Meanwhile, all five patients are being treated in the isolation ward at Bokaro General Hospital (BGH) where the conditions of patients are still under control, said Civil Surgeon.
Today, 16 new persons have been screened. Over 5,347 people from outside of the district are kept in-home quarantine. Though the administration identified over 300 people who rushed here from other different districts and were found hiding in their homes; all of them were sent to quarantine center, informed Pathak.
To curtail the unhealthy practice that may potentially spread the novel strain of coronavirus, the Deputy Commissioner Bokaro Mukesh Kumar declared all government, non-government offices and premises including educational institutions across the district as tobacco-free zones.
In the interest of public health and safety, spitting of paan, any chewable tobacco or non-tobacco products and sputum at public places and institutions has been banned with immediate effect, said Mukesh Kumar DC Bokaro.
The habit of public spitting poses a serious threat to the spread of such infections. So the use of Gutkha, pan masala, zarda has been banned inside all government, non-government, all educational institutions and police station premises have been banned, said DC.
“Any person found spitting in open public places will be punish with six months imprisonment,” added Kumar. Appeal has been made to people not to use tobacco and to cooperate in creating a clean, civilized society, said Kumar.
Meanwhile, as per state government figures the total number of samples collected is 1681 out of which 14 cases are positive while 1326 cases are negative, while 341 case report is still awaited. Also number of person in home quarantine is 1,43,836 in 15,714 quarantine centres. Region wise in five administrative division, in South Chottanagpur division the number of samples tested is 585 out of which 509 report is negative while seven report is positive. The report of 69 samples is still awaited. Followed by South Chottanagpur, in North Chottanagrpur division 551 cases were reported with seven case reported as positive and one death. The results of 140 cases are still awaited. Least number of samples is tested in Palamu division with 95 cases while 65 case report is negative and 30 case report is still awaited.