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Sindri: Eleven persons tested positive for Covid-19 at Kashitand village under Barwadda police station in Dhanbad on Thursday, a day after the district administration sealed the entry points to the village following the mysterious deaths of four persons of a family. The village has a population of nearly 400 and about 150 persons were tested on Thursday. Officials told TOI that they faced resistance from a section of villagers during the testing drive on Thursday. Govindpur BDO Santosh Kumar said, “A total of 150 persons underwent Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for Covid-19 in the village, out of which 11 persons including one female were found to be positive. They were shifted to a Covid care centre at Nirsa.” ....
A 40 feet deep and 10 feet wide crater developed on Friday morning in the backyard of a government primary school around 40 km from Dhanbad district headquarters, allegedly due to illegal mining. There were no injury reports as the school, Naya Prathmik Vidyalaya, is closed because of the statewide lockdown. Local residents, who rushed to the site, nabbed one person for his alleged involvement in illegal mining and handed him over to the Nirsa Police. Police barricaded the area and informed the Eastern Coal field Limited management about the incident. Former Nirsa MLA, Arup Chatterjee, said, “The incident took place due to the illegal mining and had the school been open a major tragedy could have taken place.” ....
Covid cases rising in Dhanbad, 910 hospital beds set aside We have sufficient oxygen concentrators, ventilators and medicines at all treatment centres, says deputy commissioners Covid is spreading fast in Dhanbad with the number of active cases in the district touching 485 on Monday in spite of the district administration s efforts to step up testing people at the railway station and bus stands, in addition to adhering to the test, isolate and treat regimen. In all, 446 Covid cases were detected in the last week 40 on April 11, 148 on April 10, 94 on April 9, 91 on April 8, 68 on April 7, 72 on April 6 and 24 on April 5. As many as 182 Covid patients were released from varoius treatment centres during this time. ....
Dhanbad starts helpline for vaccine recipients District-level feedback to avoid confusion and ensure necessary intervention The district health committee has launched a helpline number for Covid-19 vaccine beneficiaries developing adverse reactions following the immunisation. The After Event Following Immunization (AEFI) cases can call 9608264821 if they are suffering from side effects like itching, headache, abdominal pain, body ache or fever and other complications. Dr Vikas Rana, District Reproductive and Child Health Officer, told The Telegraph Online: “We were not receiving district level feedbacks with regard to effects of covid vaccination and thus launched the helpline number to get feed backs and ensure necessary intervention to manage any side effect or complication for which proper arrangement are in place at different hospitals of the district including, ....
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