Dhablan village turns virus hotspot

Patiala, May 22

Dhablan village in Patiala district became a Covid hotspot after 37 fresh cares were reported from the area today. The spike has pushed the total number of active cases in the village to 74. The village has also registered five Covid deaths in the last 30 days. Notably, the village was sealed on Tuesday after it was declared macro- containment zone.

The District Epidemiologist, Dr Sumeet Singh, who visited village to review situation said, “New cases have been detected during a phased sampling exercise carried out after declaration of the village as macro-containment zone.”

A Chandigarh Tribune team visited the village and found that many residents were not coming forward for testing.

“We can only request villagers to come for testing and follow Covid appropriate behavior. We have to take the police along with us to avoid any conformation with residents,” said a medical officer, who did not wish to be named. Covid-hit villages, include Passiana, Laut, Ajnauda Kalan, Chotti Rauni, Duladi and Ghaggar Sarai.—TNS