PATNA: Altogether 82 passengers who reached Danapur,
Patliputra Junction and
Patna Junction from Maharashtra tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. With this, 223 passengers returning from Maharashtra have so far tested Covid-19 positive.
Danapur divisional railway manager (DRM) Sunil Kumar said all passengers who tested positive for coronavirus were isolated at a hotel in Patna under the supervision of the state health staff.
Of the 636 passengers who reached Patna Junction on Monday night by Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Patna special train (03032), 34 tested positive for Covid-19. Among the 514 passengers of Pune-Danapur special (01401), 11 tested Covid positive.
Similarly, of 474 passengers who reached by
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Patliputra Junction special (02141) on Tuesday, four tested positive for Covid-19 at Danapur station. Twelve other passengers who reached Patliputra Junction from Mumbai on Monday night, had also tested positive.
Of the 36 passengers of Lokamanya Tilak Terminus-Darbhanga special (01097), one tested positive at Patna Junction on Tuesday. Similarly, of 512 passengers who reached Patna Junction by Bandra Terminus-Saharsa special passenger train (02913) from Mumbai, 14 tested positive. Of 253 passengers who reached Patna Junction by Pune-Bhagalpur special passenger train (0147), six tested positive.
The DRM said detection centres have been opened on railway platforms at Buxar, Ara, Danapur, Patliputra Junction, Patna Junction, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Jhajha, Jamui and other major stations falling under Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR).
“Additional health and paramedical staff have been deployed at these stations to test passengers. Massive awareness drive has been launched at the railway stations to contain spread of Covid,” the DRM added.