Drive to screen hostel inmates launched in Fatehgarh Sahib district

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, April 13

On directions of the civil and the police administration the Health Department has launched a special drive for the screening of students staying in hostels of all institutions in the district.

Dr NK Aggarwal, Civil Surgeon, said, “The Health Department has screened 134 hostel students and 41 employees of RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, during the drive. At Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, 30 hostel students and 95 employees have been screened. All have been found asymptomatic.”

Besides, 10 samples of close contacts of two Covid-positive Jamaati women were taken at Khamano today, Aggarwal added. Thirty two Jamaatis came to district out of which two were found positive, Aggarwal said.

Till now, 43 samples of close contacts of Covid-positive women were taken out of which 33 had tested negative, Aggarwal added. All their close contacts were home quarantined till April 17, Aggarwal said. No new fresh case was reported during the last one week, Aggarwal added.

“There are only two Covid-positive cases in the district and both are Jamaati women activists belonging to Aurangabad. They have been admitted to Gian Sagar Hospital, Banur,” Aggarwal said.

As many as 848 NRIs came to Fatehgarh Sahib district and all had been traced, Aggarwal added. Out of these NRIs, 848 passed 14-day home quarantine limit, Aggarwal said. There was no case of home quarantine in the district, Aggarwal added. Fifty-nine visitors from Hazur Sahib and 154 devotees, who attended Holla Mohalla, were home quarantined, Aggarwal said.