Bihar: After DSP, 18 more security personnel deployed at Patna HC test positive for Covid-19

PATNA: Altogether 18 more security personnel deployed at the Patna high court premises tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.
The DSP, who is in-charge of the high court's security was the first to be tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, after which samples of 20 more security personnel were collected on the same day. Of the 20, 18 have turned out to be positive. This also includes eight female constables.
Patna DM Kumar Ravisaid that samples of 35 more security personnel include those from Patna police and special auxiliary police (SAP) were collected on Sunday for further testing as per contact tracing by health department staffs.
“Patna SSP had been asked to send all those 18 security personnel in isolation who had been tested positive till now along with replacing them,” he said.
Ravi said municipal corporation had been asked to sanitize the high court premises
“Our team will go high court on Monday for collecting samples of more persons as per contact tracing of those who had been tested positive on Sunday. High court authorities had been informed about it,” he said.
Peons and other staffs from high court offices go at residence of judges for delivering files and documents amid present scenario for continuing with virtual hearing of cases.
These peons and other staffs also remain in continuous touch with the security personnel deployed inside high court premises.
Till few days back, several lawyers were pressing for physical operation of the high court but Chief Justice Sanjay Karol continued with the virtual hearing which was taken up from March 16 looking at the pandemic scenario arising of Covid-19.
One of the senior most administrative officer of Patna high court preferring anonymity, said all offices of high court would remained closed till Wednesday for large scale sanitization work due to police personnel getting tested positive.
“Only two or three sections would remain open which can’t be kept close at any condition. Few handful staffs would reach in these section,” he said.
He said samples of large number high court staffs would also get collected from Monday for testing as precautionary measure after the situation arising from security personnel testing Covid-19 positive.
A notice was also issued by high court registrar general on Sunday directing court officers for ensuring proper sanitization of entire court premises. He had also directed that entry in court complex would be restricted very few authorised persons till Wednesday.