13 of ACP (Ludhiana North) staff quarantined

Manav Mander

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 13

One more person tested positive for Covid-19 in the city today, taking the number of positive cases in the district to 11. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (North) has been admitted to SPS Hospital.

He was on duty at Sabzi Mandi. He was admitted to the hospital on April 8 and his first test had come negative.

“Thirteen of his close contacts, including his security guards and office staff, have been quarantined. His wife and son have been kept in isolation,” said the Civil Surgeon, Dr Rajesh Bagga.

Pregnant woman with Covid symptoms made to shuttle between hospitals

Meanwhile, a six months pregnant woman (with Covid symptoms) had to go from one hospital to another in a critical condition last midnight. The woman, hailing from Phagwara, first went to the DMCH where she was administered an injection but was refused admission. She later went to Civil Hospital where she was referred to Christian Medical College and Hospital.

Three staff members of the CMCH who examined her have been quarantined.

Dr Bagga said he would ask the DMCH authorities as to why they denied admission to the patient. “I reiterate strict action will be taken against hospitals under the Epidemic Act which refuse admission to patients during this hour of emergency,” he said.

Dr Sandeep Sharma, Medical Superintendent of DMCH, said he was not aware of any such incident. “We are regularly in touch with the Health Department and they know about our facilities,” he said.

17 contacts of theft accused test negative

Of 26 contacts of a theft accused (Covid positive), including nine members of his family and 17 police personnel, 15 have tested negative. The reports of the rest of the contacts are pending.

SPS to treat frontline warriors for free

SPS Hospital would treat frontline government officials involved in security of general public free of cost, if any of them contracts Covid-19. The COO of SPS Hospital, Dr Jatinder Arora, said they had 12 beds, including 6 ICU isolation beds, for Covid patients.

1,114 houses screened at two hotspots

Screening of 527 houses at Amarpura Mohalla and 587 at Chowkimann and Gure villages have been completed. One person was found to be symptomatic for Covid-19 and his sample report is awaited.

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