After highest single-day spike, H’bag comes up with 2 containment zones

Hazaribag: With the highest single-day spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the district on Friday, two

containment zones

were set up on Saturday — Bundu panchayat in Keradari block and Parbatta panchayat in Barkatha block. Deputy commissioner Bhuvanesh Pratap Singh said

two

more localities in the town area will be under restriction soon.

Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Singh said, “In the last 24 hours, the district witnessed 26 Covid-19 cases, which is the highest single-day spike in the district. For now, we have sealed two areas under Keradari and Barkatha blocks while two more areas, including Chistia Mohalla in ward no.16 under Hazaribag Municipal Corporation, will be made into containment zones soon.”

Hazaribag SP Karthik S on Saturday visited both the containment zones to oversee the security arrangements. He said, “Adequate security arrangements have been put in place to ensure that no violation takes place. I would urge the people not to panic. They must cooperate with the administration.”

The containment measures come less than a month since Hazaribag was declared as a green zone on May 8. The DC said that with the influx of migrants, the district has once again become a

Covid hotspot

.

The district’s total figure till Saturday afternoon stood at 110 cases, of which 52 are active cases, said Hazaribag Medical College and Hospital (HMCH) superintendent Dr Sanjay Kumar Sinha.

Meanwhile, civil surgeon Dr Sanjay Jaiswal said with installation of two Truenat machines at HMCH, they are trying to expedite the testing of swab samples.


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