Golgappa vendor tests +ve, foodies panic in Adityapur

Jamshedpur: The district officials in Seraikela-Kharsawan and East Singhbhum have launched a massive contact tracing mission after a phuchka seller, with no travel history, tested positive for Covid-19 in Adityapur area on Thursday.
Dr Jujhar Manjhi, who is heading the contact tracing team, said the 35-year-old phuchka seller has been admitted to Tata Main Hospital.
Meanwhile, in the wake of street vendors violating lockdown norms and opening their shops in and around Steel City, the district authorities in East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan have launched a crackdown on the violators. Several police teams in PCR vans are maintaining a strict vigil on the vendors and strict orders have been passed to ensure that only take-away is being allowed from the food carts and stalls.
However, dosa seller CD Rajan said, “My business has been badly hit as most of customers are refusing to order takeaways. If this continues, I will be forced to close my shop.”
Peri, a samosa and chat-seller in Sonari, had to down shutters since the administration has barred customers from crowding near his stall.
Meanwhile, the new East Singhbhum deputy commissioner, Suraj Kumar, met the district officials soon after he took charge and has instructed them to plug all loopholes which may lead to the spread of the virus.
As on Friday morning, East Singhbhum had 408 active cases and reported six deaths.