Jamshedpur: Despite an uptick in the number of positive cases of Covid-19 in East Singhbhum district, especially in Jamshedpur, commercial establishments and people in general continue to flout the laid out norms. Till Thursday, the district had 2,500 active cases of the virus. Nearly 80% of the active cases are from the urban areas.
In order to check violation of norms, police have fined at least 1,000 people between April 12 and April 15 in Jugsalai, Telco, Kadma, Sonari, Sakchi, Sidhgora and Golmuri areas. During the same time, nearly 50 commercial establishments, including drug stores, were sealed for flouting social distancing norms.
Popular malls like Bazaar Kolkata, Citi Style, Delhi Bazaar in Sakchi, D M jewellers, Oxymberg garments shop, mobile shops at Amar market in Bistupur, Mahalaxmi Medical store, Girdhari Hotel in Jugsalai were sealed by the administration.