Two persons back from Nanded test positive for COVID-19 in Sirsa
Tribune News Service
Sirsa, May 1
Two persons, including a woman, tested positive for COVID-19 in Sirsa district on Friday. They were among the 18 persons who returned from Nanded in Maharastra.
The health department officials said all the residents of Dabwali region in Sirsa have returned from Nanded in one bus.
The health department took samples of these people yesterday and the test report came positive for two of them, both aged around 62.
The reports of 16 others, however, have shown negative result.
Civil Surgeon Dr Surender Nain informed that both the persons have been admitted to the isolation ward in Civil Hospital, Sirsa.
Both the positive cases were taken to the Civil Hospital while others are quarantined in the Dabwali hospital.
The civil surgeon said that on returning, all these persons were quarantined in Dabwali hospital and not allowed to go home.
“These persons have not adhered to the social distancing during travel and thus we are taking all the precautions and ensure that all the persons are quarantined as per the Covid guidelines,” he said.
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