Hisar woman comes home to cheers after coronavirus treatment

Deepender Deswal
Tribune News Service
Hisar, April 6

A 54-year-old woman who tested positive for coronavirus late last month came home to Hisar  to loud cheers and claps on Monday.

 The woman tested positive for the virus on March 30 and had been admitted to PGI Medical College in Agroha town. She and her husband, who was quarantined at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, returned home to a very warm welcome from their neighbours on Monday after she tested negative thrice.

The woman returned from the US on March 17 and had been home quarantined. Her swabs were sent for testing on March 30 to PGIMS Rohtak after she began to show symptoms for coronavirus. She was moved to Agroha medical college immediately, and 22 of her contacts were traced and isolated.

Every one of her contacts, including her husband, tested negative, authorities said.

Health officials said the couple has been asked to isolate themselves for 14 days.

Meanwhile, in Sirsa, two children—siblings aged 6 and 8—have tested positive after coming back negative the first time. Their mother, who tested positive before them, is undergoing treatment at PGIMS Rohtak.