Ludhiana patient has no travel history

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 24

A city-based 55-year-old woman has tested positive for Covid. The patient, who has no travel history, has been admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.

Civil Surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said the initial report of the patient had turned positive and again a test was done for confirmation which also tested positive. The sample will now be sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune.

“Since she has no travel history, we are looking for her contacts to know from where she contracted the infection. Her family members, including her children, driver and maid and all those who came in her contact will be quarantined,” said Bagga.

The patient first complained of fever on March 16 and was detected with UTI and later again came to the hospital on March 23. She was keeping herself in quarantine due to fever and none of her family members has any travel history, said Dr Sandeep Sharma, DMCH.

All the family members of the patient are being shifted to DMCH and will be kept in isolation. “The family members of the patient, including her husband and son, and two servants are asymptomatic and tests will be done on them also,” she said.