Coronavirus positive patient visits relatives in Ludhiana, travels by bus to Sangrur

Parvesh Sharma
Tribune News Service
Sangrur, June 11

The lack of implementation of mandatory guidelines for a COVID-19 patient was exposed, when a Sangrur resident—who tested positive at a Ludhiana hospital—visited his relatives on Wednesday night and travelled by a PRTC bus on Thursday. 

After receiving information, Sangrur police, along with the help of the Health Department, got him admitted at an isolation centre ar Ghabdan. 

As per the information, the resident of Sunami gate area of Sangrur had gone to a private hospital of Ludhiana on Wednesday for knee transplantation, but when authorities conducted the COVID-19 test—he tested positive.   

“We are still unaware, that whether he escaped from the private hospital or doctors asked him to leave. We have sought details from Ludhiana hospital. We are also tracing his contacts as first he stayed at the house of his relatives in Ludhiana last night, then today travelled in a PRTC  bus to Sangrur from Ludhiana, then also used a local rickshaw to reach his house", said Dr Raj Kumar, Sangrur Civil Surgeon (CS).

After reaching home, the positive patient also met his neighbours, and also went to the market as his house is located at the heart of the city. 

Other Health Department officers informed that after he tested positive, the private hospital health authorities called them last night at Sangrur, and asked them to trace him, since, he was missing from the hospital. 

However, when the Health Department teams visited the positive patient's house on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, it was locked. The neighbors were unaware of his whereabouts. 

“He reached at his house today and within some time, we along with health department officers also reached and shifted him to isolation centre,” said Gurbhajan Singh, SHO Sangrur city police station.

With five more coronavirus positive cases in Sangrur, including three cops and a prisoner, the number of active positive cases in the district stands at 34. 

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