No COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand: Only 137 tested so far; Minister admits returning workers not screened

No COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand: Only 137 tested so far; Minister admits returning workers not screened
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Jharkhand has tested 137 samples so far and reported zero COVID-19 cases Saturday. According to the health department, all the samples turned out to be negative. With the state having 3.2 crore population as per the 2011 census data, experts said the situation could be “worrying”.

People in Jharkhand could be sitting on a “time bomb”, said Dr Mohammad Azad, Secretary of the Jharkhand Chapter of the Association of Surgeons of India. “The tests have been abysmally low given the population and return of immigrant workers in the state. We need to do more tests.”

While 45,197 emigrants have officially arrived in the state in the last few days, many of them have not been screened. Labourers working in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala have arrived at Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Dhanbad railway stations among others. While some were scanned through thermal metres, a large number weren’t.

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