‘Bring back quarantine centres for better mgmt of +ve cases’

Ranchi: BJP’s Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth demanded the Hemant Soren government to restart institutionalised quarantine centres across the state on a priority basis to prevent the further spread of Covid-19, which in its second wave is already on rapid surge infecting thousands on a daily basis and also taking several lives.
Drawing Soren’s attention towards the ongoing influx of migrant workers from several places to Ranchi and elsewhere in the state, Seth said lack of quarantine facilities and shoddy on-spot testing is also why cases are multiplying rapidly.
Although, there aren’t composite figures available so far about the number of returnees in the recent weeks from different places amid fears of lockdown, several special trains have reached Ranchi in the last two weeks. Similarly, other districts with rail links too are witnessing regular arrival of migrants and many are even travelling via road and air routes.
“In such a situation, it is highly important to ensure that any infected person doesn’t go undetected as he/she may transmit the virus down the trail. It is the time when rural areas are to be secured from the surge and hence government must immediately set up quarantine/isolation centres at district and block levels for better surveillance and monitoring of infected persons,” said Seth.
During the first wave, the state had set up thousands of quarantine centres and had stepped up surveillance system at key transit points. But with overwhelming cases in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and few other districts on a daily basis now, that system seems to have been derailed. Seth maintained that even at the railway stations, there were regular reports of improper health scans, which is a cause of concern for Jharkhand, which till Sunday night reported 45,592 active cases.