4 with suspected Coronavirus leave Nagpur hospital without informing
PTI, Mar 14, 2020, 2:44 PM IST
Image for representation
Nagpur: Four persons admitted to a government-run hospital in Maharashtra’s Nagpur for suspected coronavirus returned home on Friday night without informing authorities. They were later traced and asked to return to the hospital, police said this morning.
Their test results are awaited.
“Four persons, including two women, had come to the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) on Friday morning to give their blood samples for suspected coronavirus infection. They were kept in the isolation ward. However, at night they left the hospital without informing the authorities,” a police official said.
“We later traced them and contacted them on phone. They have been asked to return to the hospital. They told us that they were annoyed over the delay in getting the test results and also over sharing the toilet with coronavirus positive patients admitted in the hospital,” he added.
So far, three persons have been found positive for coronavirus infection in Nagpur, and Maharashtra has reported at least 19 cases so far.
Two people have lost their lives due to coronavirus in the country so far, and over 80 have tested positive – including 17 foreigners of which 16 are Italians and one Canadian.
Amid rising coronavirus cases in India, the government has asked people not to panic, saying no community transmission of the virus has been observed and there has only been a few cases of local transmission so far and that is “not a health emergency” in India at present.
The government on Wednesday suspended all visas, barring a few categories like diplomatic and employment, in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus. It has asked Indian nationals to avoid all non-essential travel abroad.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Haryana Shiv Sena leader claims he received threat call from Bishnoi gang
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 | Congress in clutches of urban naxals, became puppet of people with divisive agenda: J P Nadda
Even if Indira Gandhi returns from heaven, Article 370 will not be restored: Amit Shah
Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | EC orders suspension of IPS officer posted as observer for dereliction of duty
PM Modi to visit Bihar’s Jamui to commemorate Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
CM Siddaramaiah says no decision taken on 4 per cent Muslim reservation in govt tenders
Haryana Shiv Sena leader claims he received threat call from Bishnoi gang
Vitla: Tree falls on truck, blocks Mani-Mysuru State Highway
Mangaluru: Lecturer succumbs to food allergy; Organs donated
Byelections: 81.84 per cent voter turnout in bypolls in three Assembly segments in Karnataka
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.