Muzaffarpur civil surgeon, ACMO and 18 Bhojpur DM’s staff test +ve

PATNA: The civil surgeon and additional chief medical officer (ACMO) of Muzaffarpur and 18 employees posted at Bhojpur collectorate and the DM’s residence in Ara tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. However, the test report of Bhojpur DM Roshan Kushwaha was negative.
Muzaffarpur civil surgeon confirmed the test reports and told TOI over the phone that he along with ACMO and several of his staff members tested Covid-19 positive late Monday night.The civil surgeon said he along with the ACMO and other infected employees were in quarantine.
Bhojpur ADM Kumar Mangalam said limited number of the collectorate employees have been asked to come on duty. “No outsider will be allowed to enter the collectorate premises at least for a week. The entire collectorate premises is being sanitized,” he said.
“Altogether 280 samples were collected from the employees at collectorate and the offices and residences of DM and SP for testing on Monday,” the ADM said. He said test reports of several employees were yet to come. “All the 18 staff members have been shifted to the isolation centre. The SP is already in isolation after testing Covid-19 positive,” he said.
The ADM said most of the officers were in self quarantine as a precautionary measure. “The DM is still discharging his duty,” he said.
In Kishanganj, a 72-hour special drive was conducted in the town on Tuesday after 40 coronavirus positive cases surfaced in the last eight days, DM Aditya Prakash told TOI over the phone. He said there were 15 containment zones in the town and most of the shops and establishments, except those under essential services category, were closed. “Some shops will remain shut. The district administration will take stern action against those found moving without masks,” he said.
In Kishanganj, five civil courts employees and three inmates of district jail had also been tested Covid-19 positive.