Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Uma Shankar Singh on Wednesday carried out inspection of Sadar Hospital,Dhanbad and Sahid Nirmal Mahto Memorial Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH) to give necessary instructions to authorities to scale-up the Covid related facilities.

The deputy commissioner also carried out inspection of Dhanbad railway station and supervised the covid test of passengers arriving from different sensitive areas including Madhya Pradesh, Mahrastra, Kerala, Gujraat, Rajasthan etc.

“The district administration in view of increasing cases of Covid 19 has taken several steps including, testing of cent percent passengers arriving from Covid sensitive places,” said Singh.

“We also carried out inspection of OPD, Covid treatment facilities at SNMMCH and found some shortcomings and instructed the hospital management to plug the lacunae at the earliest,” he said.

Singh said the testing drive will be further intensified at the Dhanbad Railway station and interstate highway checkpoints.

“Besides carrying the Covid test of OPD patients at SNMMCH we have also ensured covid tests of patients arriving at OPD Centres of Sadar Hospital all Community Health Centres of the district,” he further elaborated.