Sindri:
Dhanbad DC Uma Shankar Singh said on Tuesday that intensive testing campaigns have been launched in areas of the district that have reported higher number of Covid-19 cases. These areas include certain apartments, Ward 27 of the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation (DMC), Saraidhela, Pathak Colony, Surya Realcon and Manaitand.
Fourteen persons have tested positive in Surya Realcon alone. Notably, a team of doctors and paramedics faced opposition from
residents when they went there on Tuesday to conduct mass testing. Dhanbad SDO Surendra Kumar said a total of 143 families are living in the colony and the administration has decided to
test them all to curb the spread of the virus. He warned the residents that if they do not allow the health team to conduct the tests, the administration will have no option but to seal the colony and make them undergo the test. Similar protests were reported from other areas of the district, too.
“The administration has decided to continue intensive testing campaign on Wednesday in Matkuria, Wasseypur, Vanasthali Colony and Telipara areas. The district administration is committed to fulfil the goal of track, test and treat to ensure proper management of the coronavirus infection,” the DC added.
Meanwhile, the district administration has asked all government officials and employees not to leave the headquarters without prior permission keeping in view the increasing cases of Covid-19 in the district. Till Tuesday afternoon, Dhanbad reported 8,670 Covid-19 cases, of which 505 were active.