KOLKATA: Buildings under the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) from where fresh Covid cases, which are on the rise in Salt Lake and New Town, are being demarcated as containment zones.
From about 90 cases three weeks ago, the number has crossed 180, with fresh cases being reported from new localities. Wards earlier in green zones a fortnight ago have now become new Covid hotspots.
Now, instead of closing a particular lane or a stretch inside a locality and declaring the area as a containment zone, only the particular building or house from where a Covid case has emerged is being fenced off. Two wards — 30 and 31 in Salt Lake — that were earlier identified as green zones, have now become Covid hotspots after new cases were reported.
In Ward 30, Covid cases were reported from AH Block, Sarat Abason, AG Block and Baisakhi abason. Two cases were reported from BE and BF blocks in Ward 31.
Besides, fresh cases have come up in localities in BA, FC, FD and parts of Duttabad and Laboni in wards 33, 35, 38, 39 and 40.
Civic authorities are more worried about Rajarhat where there has been a sudden rise in Covid cases in the last 10 days. There was a single-day spike of over 30 cases a few days ago in Baguiati, Tegharia, Raghunathpur, Narayanpur and Kaikhali.
The Bidhannagar civic authority has been conducting regular sanitization and swab collection drives along with health surveys in Salt Lake and Rajarhat.
In the neighbouring New Town, two localities — one in Action Area I and another in Action Area III — were within containment zones a fortnight ago. However, the number of zones has risen with fresh cases being reported in Action Area I.
Civic officials attributed the rise in cases over the last week to workers returning from outside as establishments gradually started to open.
“We are urging everyone to wear masks, maintain social distancing and practice hygiene at all times,” said Bidhannagar mayor Krishna Chakraborty.
From about 90 cases three weeks ago, the number has crossed 180, with fresh cases being reported from new localities. Wards earlier in green zones a fortnight ago have now become new Covid hotspots.
Now, instead of closing a particular lane or a stretch inside a locality and declaring the area as a containment zone, only the particular building or house from where a Covid case has emerged is being fenced off. Two wards — 30 and 31 in Salt Lake — that were earlier identified as green zones, have now become Covid hotspots after new cases were reported.
In Ward 30, Covid cases were reported from AH Block, Sarat Abason, AG Block and Baisakhi abason. Two cases were reported from BE and BF blocks in Ward 31.
Besides, fresh cases have come up in localities in BA, FC, FD and parts of Duttabad and Laboni in wards 33, 35, 38, 39 and 40.
Civic authorities are more worried about Rajarhat where there has been a sudden rise in Covid cases in the last 10 days. There was a single-day spike of over 30 cases a few days ago in Baguiati, Tegharia, Raghunathpur, Narayanpur and Kaikhali.
The Bidhannagar civic authority has been conducting regular sanitization and swab collection drives along with health surveys in Salt Lake and Rajarhat.
In the neighbouring New Town, two localities — one in Action Area I and another in Action Area III — were within containment zones a fortnight ago. However, the number of zones has risen with fresh cases being reported in Action Area I.
Civic officials attributed the rise in cases over the last week to workers returning from outside as establishments gradually started to open.
“We are urging everyone to wear masks, maintain social distancing and practice hygiene at all times,” said Bidhannagar mayor Krishna Chakraborty.
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