Covid-19 strikes Bokaro’s major industrial units

Bokaro: The sudden rise in number of Covid-19 cases has rattled prominent industrial units in Bokaro. First, 78 employees of Bokaro Steel Limited (BSL) got infected, and now 45 employees of Central Coalfields Limited and 51 personnel in Electrosteel Steels Limited (ESL) have contracted the virus.
As a result, the companies have come out with SOPs and advisories for the employees. The district administration with the support of the health department is also frequently organising testing camps. At present, BSL has 106 active cases including senior most executive director (ED) and few DGM and above level officials undergoing treatment.
Chief of communication, BSL, Manikant Dhan said: “The management is keeping a close watch on the Covid situation. It has already issued certain SOPs to contain the spread of the infection.”
In ESL, where more than 110 positive cases surfaced in the last 15 days, five camps to detect Covid cases have been organised. ESL sources said, their health team is monitoring the active cases. However, majority of the positive cases in ESL are asymptomatic ones.
Civil surgeon Dr A K Pathak said: “A good number of cases has surfaced from ESL, BSL and CCL. We believe that the camps will help in detecting the cases and thereby containing the spread of the virus”.
Deputy commissioner Rajesh Kumar Singh said the sampling drive has been intensified in the district. We are also appealing to people to follow Covid protocols,” Singh said.