13 more containment zones come up as fresh cases of Covid-19 spike in Nadia

In a nutshell, there are nine containment zones under Krishnagar sub-division, 11 under Tehatta sub-division, 23 under Ranaghat sub-division and seven containment zones fall under Kalyani sub-division.

Biswabrata Goswami

KRISHNAGAR, 29 MAY: As migrants returning home continued to test positive for the novel coronavirus, 13 more containment zones have been created in Nadia with authorities sealing the areas today. The number of containment zones in Nadia, thereby, rose to 50.

According to the reports of the district health department, the areas which have been earmarked as containment zones are two under Chapra, two under Nabadwip, one under Kaliganj, two under Krishnaganj, six under Tehatta-I, one under Tehatta-II, two under Karimpur, seven under Santipur, one under Krishnagar-I, one under Krishnagar-II, six under Ranaghat-II, three under Hanshkhali, three under Ranaghat-I and six under Chakdaha blocks.

In a nutshell, there are nine containment zones under Krishnagar sub-division, 11 under Tehatta sub-division, 23 under Ranaghat sub-division and seven containment zones fall under Kalyani sub-division.

These areas have been sealed so that people living within containment zones are not allowed to move out and police have been deployed to check any violations. “No unauthorized persons should be allowed into the containment zones under any circumstances”, an order by the sub-divisional authority stated.

Meanwhile Nadia recorded the highest number of Covid positive cases in the last three days. In three days, the district recorded 39 Covid-19 cases, as migrants returning home continued to test positive for the novel coronavirus. In the last 24 hours, the district recorded 13 Covid positive cases most of them the migrants came from Maharashtra. The Nadia district tally of positive cases now stands at 65, of which 55 are active cases while the rest have recovered.

The state has reported 344 fresh cases most of them are migrant workers from Maharashtra on Thursday. In the last two days, the total positive cases in the state rose to 527.

According to a district health official, most of the positive cases reported from migrants who have come from Maharashtra and they have reached their homes six to seven days ago. As they all stayed with their families after coming from Maharashtra, the district health department have sent around 195 persons who came in their contacts to either quarantine centers or home quarantine.

In the last few days, migrant workers from different states are continuing to return to their homes by various means and the numbers of positive cases have risen sharply in the district too.

As per reports available from the district health department, 28 new suspected cases have been reported today and 72 persons are admitted in the quarantine centers.

This apart, two Shramik Special Trains carrying migrants from different states have reached in Krishnagar today and a considerable number of migrants from hotspot areas of outside states have reached here. The district administration had vehicles for the migrants to send them in their native areas.

The first Shramik Special Train carrying around 1200 migrants from Kerala reached Krishnagar station in Nadia around 4.12 pm today. Among them, 120 migrants are residents of Nadia district while the rest are residents of different districts including Murshidabad and Malda, an administrative official said.

An elaborate arrangement was made by both the railways and the district administration for their safe passage. All the migrants were first taken to the truck terminal at Bahadurpur by buses where they had to undergo medical check ups. After completing all official formalities, the district administration sent them to their native areas by buses.
Another train reached Krishnagar station at around 12.10 am carrying migrants from different states especially Maharashtra and Kerala tonight.