HAZARIBAG: Around 5.5 lakh residents of five blocks and 11 municipal wards have been put under
community surveillance
in
Hazaribag
after a 52-year-old man tested
positive
for
Covid-19
last week, said
DC Bhuvanesh Pratap Singh
on Tuesday.
“Community surveillance is now in place in Barkatha, Barhi, Chouparan, Bishnugarh, Katsamsandi blocks. The 11 municipal wards include ward numbers 2,3,6,11,14,17,18,19,21,28 and 30. All together, around 5.5 lakh have been put under community surveillance for now.”
The move, according to the officials, is a part of the administration’s precautionary measure to scan everyone in the areas through which the man travelled before testing positive. The patient, a resident of Bishnugarh, arrived at Hazaribag from Asansol after crossing four districts — Asansol in Bengal, Dhanbad, Giridih and Hazaribag in
Jharkhand
, said officials. He is currently undergoing treatment at Hazaribag Medical College and Hospital (HMCH) and is said to be stable.
“Our screening teams are moving door to door from Tuesday and this will continue till April 12 to identify suspected cases and collect samples. The idea is not to create panic, but to take a precautionary step to initiate community surveillance.”
The DC added that around 20,000 had reached the district from different parts of the country and abroad in the recent times. “Hazaribag probably saw the highest inflow of people since the lockdown. Over 2,000 have been put in quarantine centres across the district.”
Meanwhile, district civil surgeon Dr Krishna Kumar said out of the 84 samples sent to Rims for tests, 57 turned tested negative, one tested positive and results of the rest are awaited.