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Tata Steel announced the temporary closure of its Jamadoba coal mine after a mine manager tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday night. The mine manager is currently admitted to Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur.
“Mining operations have been stopped as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of coronavirus and sanitization work of the coal mine as well as of the surrounding areas has been launched. All mine staff and associates of the mine manager have been directed to undergo necessary health check-ups as per the government protocol,” Tata Steel spokesperson Rajesh Thakur said.
The mine manager was posted at Pit number two of the Jamadoba mine which is situated near the general manager’s office. Meanwhile, a woman admitted in the orthopaedic ward of Pataliputra Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. The woman has now been admitted to BCCL Central Hospital. “The woman hails from Giridih and was admitted at the PMCH a few days ago,” deputy commissioner Amit Kumar said. Kumar added that the doctors and hospital staff who attended to the woman will be tested for Covid 19.
