Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : Bhojpur district administration heaved a sigh of relief after the test reports of a deceased, who was suspected to be a Coronavirus patient, and two of his family members were found negative.
One Saiyyad Ali, 38, son of Shaukat Ali of Dharahara locality under Ara Town police station had died on April 3, 2020, during treatment at Ara Sadar Hospital. His death had created ripples in Bhojpur district administration and also at Ara Sadar Hospital. The doctors sent his samples along with two of his family members to Patna for test but their reports were found negative, said Superintendent, Ara Sadar Hospital, Dr Satish Kumar Sinha.
Dr Sinha stated that the family members of the deceased have been advised Home Isolation and provided with foodgrains. He further said that pathological reports of two persons of Tarari, who had come from abroad, were also found negative and they too were advised Home Isolation.
He said no case of Coronavirus positive has so far been found in Bhojpur district though the district administration is keeping a close wtach on people coming from outside Ara and examining them at Ara Sadar Hospital. After medical examination, such persons are advised home quarantine for at least 14 days. He also said that the district administration has set up five quarantine centres at Ara and people suspected to be Coronavirus patients are being kept there and fed free of cost.
On the other hand, social distancing is not being followed at several points at Ara. As the shops are opened, people thronged the shops for purchase overlooking strict direction to follow social distancing. When the recalcitrant people did not abide by the direction despite several request, Ara Sadar SDO Arun Prakash and SDPO Ajay Kumar visited Gola at Sheesh Mahal Chowk and ordered for opening vegetable shops on one side of the road alternatively and also made arrangement on the campus of Model Institute for the retail vegetable sellers.