State health minister Banna Gupta appealed to the people on Wednesday to remain alert but not panic amid reports of a rise in Covid-19 cases in many parts of the country and also outside India.
The minister said that there were fears that the second wave of the pandemic may be deadlier than the first wave if Covid-19 protocols were not followed properly.
Banna, who has recovered from Covid-19 himself, urged everyone to wear masks when they step out of their homes. He said wearing masks should become a habit to avoid any kind of risk.
He said people should avoid crowded places and maintain social-distancing norms. The minister added that senior citizens above 60 years and kids aged below 10 should not visit public places.
The minister said people should cooperate with the administration as officials have again started checking and detaining people who are not found wearing masks. He said such steps were being taken for the safety of the masses and not to harass them.
Meanwhile, the administration is keeping a close vigil on the passengers alighting from trains and buses in Jamshedpur. Special checking drives have been started at the Tatanagar railway station. On Tuesday, 178 passengers were checked and among them three were found to be Covid positive.
Till Tuesday evening, East Singhbhum had 16,985 Covid cases, of which 317 are active.
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Banna Gupta urges people to remain alert, wear masks and take all precautions
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Banna urges people to remain alert, wear masks and take all precautions
State health minister Banna Gupta appealed to the people on Wednesday to remain alert but not panic amid reports of a rise in Covid-19 cases in many parts of the country and also outside India.
The minister said that there were fears that the second wave of the pandemic may be deadlier than the first wave if Covid-19 protocols were not followed properly.
Banna, who has recovered from Covid-19 himself, urged everyone to wear masks when they step out of their homes. He said wearing masks should become a habit to avoid any kind of risk.
He said people should avoid crowded places and maintain social-distancing norms. The minister added that senior citizens above 60 years and kids aged below 10 should not visit public places.
The minister said people should cooperate with the administration as officials have again started checking and detaining people who are not found wearing masks. He said such steps were being taken for the safety of the masses and not to harass them.
Meanwhile, the administration is keeping a close vigil on the passengers alighting from trains and buses in Jamshedpur. Special checking drives have been started at the Tatanagar railway station. On Tuesday, 178 passengers were checked and among them three were found to be Covid positive.
Till Tuesday evening, East Singhbhum had 16,985 Covid cases, of which 317 are active. -
Govt bans firecrackers in public places during Diwali, Kali Puja
A day after state health minister Banna Gupta requested people to not burst firecrackers on Diwali, the state disaster management department on Tuesday banned bursting of crackers in public places. A detailed guideline for allowing crackers in private places on the lines of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order will also be issued, officials said.
With the onset of winter, pollution emanating from crackers could pose serious problems to not just those affected with Covid, but also to those who recovered from the virus due to low immunity which could trigger respiratory issues, medical experts in the state and elsewhere had warned. They had also demanded a complete ban on crackers in the “interest of mankind amid the ongoing pandemic”.
A senior government official on condition of anonymity said, “Unlike a few other states, we didn’t resort to a complete ban of crackers as the business has already started. But the onus is on the public as the ban is limited to just public places.”
The government has also issued Kali Puja guidelines, which are more or less similar to those issued for Durga Puja, except, people have been allowed to visit pandals with a pre-condition of compliance of pandemic norms like wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and others.
Although pandals and mandaps have been allowed to hold their pujas at their traditional places, they have been asked to keep things low-key without much frills and decorations. Similar to Durga Puja, food stalls, fairs and other crowd-pullers will remain a complete no-no during Kali puja. Inside the mandap, a maximum of 15 people (organisers) will be allowed at a time.
“There shall be no welcome gates, decorative lightings, community feasts or distribution of bhog during the puja,” read the order. Use of loudspeakers within the prescribed limit of 55 decibel is allowed only from 7am-9pm for the occasion of puja/chanting of mantras, but cultural programmes/music/entertainment activities will be prohibited. Immersion processions have also been banned and idols will be immersed only at spots prescribed by the district administration.
President of the Jharkhand chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA) A K Singh said, “Although, many people might have already bought the crackers, we still welcome the government’s decision. We appeal people to refrain from bursting crackers in the interest of the environment and mankind amid the Covid-19 pandemic.” -
Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta tests positive for coronavirus COVID-19
Jharkhand’s Health Minister Banna Gupta on Tuesday (August 18) said that he has tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19. Gupta took to Twitter to make the announcement and urged all who have come in contact with him in the past week to get themselves tested. The Congress leader also requested everyone to stay at home in order to remain safe from coronavirus.
“I got my corona checked today, the report has come positive. In the last few days, people who have come in contact with me are requested to get their investigation done,” he said in tweet. Meanwhile, AJSU Party president Sudesh Mahto also said on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Mahto said that he got tested for COVID-19 after noticing certain symptoms and is currently in home quarantine.Jharkhand has registered over 24,000 coronavirus cases so far and over 250 people have lost their lives due to the deadly viral disease in the state. Over 15,000 people have recovered from coronavirus in Jharkhand so far.