With a surge in the number of corona positive cases, the Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has appealed to the traders to close down their business establishments every Tuesday. The move will help to ease out rush in the markets. Ashok Bhalotia, president, Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry said: “We have decided to shut down our shutters every Tuesday. We have also cancelled all our programmes for the next 15 days. The chamber premises will also remain closed.”
During the past 24 hours, 692 positive cases were detected out of 4,567 samples tested both under RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test. During this period six persons, including two women also died of Covid, making the total number of deaths in the city to 430. Significantly, the health department on Sunday launched a massive Covid test drive in the public places, especially focusing Kadma and Sonari areas of the city from where the maximum number of cases is being reported.