Surat: 33 diamond polishers test positive for Covid in Katargam

For the Katargam zone of the SMC, RAT samples from 14 diamond corporations had been submitted at 10 laboratories and 33 diamond polishers examined Covid-19 certain on Saturday. (Representational)

Thirty-three diamond polishers in Katargam space of Surat examined certain for Covid-19 on Saturday, Surat Municipal Company (SMC) officers mentioned. Different labourers running with those that examined certain were house quarantined, officers added.

As according to same old running process (SOP), the SMC had steered diamond factories in Surat to hold out Speedy Antigen Exams (RATs) of diamond polishers running at their corporations and steered the house owners to endure the price of the similar. The SMC had additionally supplied a listing of personal laboratories the place the RATs must be performed.

For the Katargam zone of the SMC, RAT samples from 14 diamond corporations had been submitted at 10 laboratories and 33 diamond polishers examined Covid-19 certain on Saturday.

SMC Katargam zone Government engineer RM Gamit mentioned, “Now we have taken stern motion towards 13 such corporations in Katargam space the place incidences of unmarried, double and greater than 3 instances had been reported. Whilst some corporations were partly close, a couple of had been closed totally. Different diamond polishers running in the similar corporations were house quarantined.”

Diamond factories the place over 3 coronavirus instances had been reported come with Virani Diamonds (4 certain instances), Tina Endeavor, (4) and two gadgets of Rijiya Brothers (six each and every). In the meantime, corporations the place just a unmarried case or two instances had been reported come with Kishor Diamonds, Neelkanth Diamonds, S.Jogani Exports, RB Gem stones, Chintan Impex, Sunrays Diamonds, Baguliya Impex, Verni Impex and Verniraj Impex.

“Many corporations are nonetheless sporting out RATs and if extra diamond polishers take a look at certain within the coming days, we will be able to take motion accordingly,” Gamit additional mentioned.

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