This story is from July 3, 2020

Bihar: Kishanganj civil court staff dies of Covid-19

A Kishanganj civil court staff died of Covid-19 on Friday. This is probably the first case of death of a court staff of Covid-19 across Bihar.
Bihar: Kishanganj civil court staff dies of Covid-19
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PATNA: A Kishanganj civil court staff died of Covid-19 on Friday. This is probably the first case of death of a court staff of Covid-19 across Bihar.
The civil court in Kishanganj is expected to remain shut till Wednesday next week for intensive sanitization work and sampling as two of its more staff had been tested Covid-19 positive besides the one who died.
Kishanganj district and sessions judge had shut the court urgently on June 30 after first case was reported.
Friday was the fifth continuous day when civil court remained closed physically while only urgent hearing were conducted virtually.
Kishanganj DM Aditya Prakash while talking to TOI over phone said that civil court staff was also suffering from comorbidities like high blood sugar and lung ailment before being tested Covid-19 positive.
"He was being taken to JLNMCH in Bhagalpur when his situation started becoming critical. However, the staff died when he was about to reach hospital after midnight on Thursday," DM said adding his death news was received on Friday morning.
"The staff’s residential area in Ruidhansa had already been transformed into containment zone after he was tested positive," he said adding rest two staff were under treatment in Covid care centre.

DM said district and sessions judge took decision to close the court and it is expected to remain closed till Wednesday next week after proper sanitization and completion of sample collection work for testing.
Meanwhile, a section of Patna high court had also been kept closed as a precautionary measure and staff were working from home after it came to light that a peon in concerned section had attended a marriage in Khusrupur on June 30 in which one of the invitees was later tested to be Covid-19 positive.
High court registrar general NK Pandey in a press release said that the concerned staff was presently under home quarantine and his test result was awaited.
The physical functioning of Patna civil court along with sub-divisional courts at Danapur and Patna City would also remain suspended till Saturday due to ongoing sanitization work of entire premises.
The order for closing physical functioning of subordinate courts were issued late in night on June 30 by district and sessions judge Rudra Prakash Mishra after it surfaced that a lawyer of civil court, who is also state government’s special public prosecutor, was tested Covid-19 positive.
Only very urgent matters are being take up for hearing by judges from their residence via video conferencing for time being.
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