Panic gripped Coal and Steel belt of Jharkhand following the sharp surge in Coronavirus positive cases day-by-day across Dhanbad and Bokaro. Until now, the total number of infected people in Dhanbad has risen to 152 while 45 in Bokaro out of which two died while 30 people were recovered and returned home in Bokaro.
Dhanbad saw the highest single-day spike in Coronavirus positive cases as 21 new cases were reported; out of them 20 are the resident of Jamadoba and one is the resident of Saraidhela, informed G Das Civil Surgeon Dhanbad.
“All of them were admitted to COVID hospital,” he added.
Meanwhile, six new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Bokaro on Sunday. Out of which five persons aged between 38 to 10 years, hails to Hurlung Panchayat of Gomia block, were rushed from Mumbai recently and were in Institutional Quarantine, informed A K Pathak Civil Surgeon Bokaro
“While a 29-year-old woman who reached Bokaro from New Delhi, directly rushed to Sadar Hospital Bokaro, where COVID-19 positive was confirmed after examination” added Pathak.
This woman is a resident of Sector 1- B Bokaro Steel City. All have been shifted to BGH (Bokaro General Hospital) COVID Hospital, he said adding, “Now Bokaro district has a total of 15 active cases of Coronavirus infection.”
Earlier on 22 June, the day after the district turns into zero Coronavirus positive cases, seven new COVID-19 cases were reported. All of them are resident of Gomia block, and rushed to their homes from Delhi, Ghaziabad and Jammu.
Later on 26 two more coronavirus positive cases were reported in the district, both have travel history returned from Delhi and Mumbai, informed Pathak.
Exercising the powers conferred under sub-section 34 (B & C) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Deputy Commissioners of both of the districts issued orders to lock the respective areas and declared as Containment Zone, said an official.
Bokaro DC Mukesh Kumar issued the order to his officials to intensify the Sanitisation work marking the area as three kilometres of Containment zone, considering the residence of the infected patient as the centre for the spread, to prevent of Coronavirus spread, he informed.
DC also asked officials to conduct intensive monitoring of the area and issued a directive stated that: No person should be allowed to leave the house (except in the case of exception) by completely eluding the inscribed boundary area with the place of residence of the infected person as the focal point; Arrange for the supply of essential commodities like ration, milk, medicines, vegetables and others to the people in need on a payment basis in both villages; Ensure special care of cleanliness by keeping the areas of their houses completely sanitised; Ensure deputation of the police officer and the police force in the villages.
“In case anyone fell ill in those areas, immediately send a medical team to provide treatment and medicines to the person; It will also ensure that the ration is available to all eligible beneficiaries through the PDS shop and who do not have a ration card and it is a very poor person, then the amount provided to the head of the food grains Under the optional level, they will ensure to get the dry ration provided at the panchayat and block level,” it stated in the order.
Kumar said, the situation is under control, there is no such thing as panic. Health department team is working there. We are also working according to the history of contact with the person. “If necessary, samples of other people will also be examined,” added DC.
“Sanitisation of the house and surrounding areas of the said infected persons are going on. People do not need to be afraid, should cooperate with the government and district administration in defeating the global epidemic corona by following the lockdown, urged Kumar.
He appealed mass to stay in their homes, to be safe. Use the mask essentially, follow social distancing. Wash hands with soap at regular intervals, use sanitisers.
The total cases of COVID-19 have gone up to 2339 in the State and the government has been extended lockdown restrictions till 31 July amidst a sharp surge in Coronavirus infection cases.