Panchkula staff nurse tests positive, district count two

Panchkula, March 31

With the surfacing of another Covid positive case in Panchkula, the total number of cases has risen to two in the district.

The patient is a staff nurse and has been kept in an isolation ward at the Civil Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula.

Dr Jasjeet Kaur, Civil Surgeon, said the staff nurse had been home-quarantined after she was found symptomatic. Her condition deteriorated about two days ago and was admitted to the hospital. Her samples were sent for testing to the PGI and the report confirmed that she was suffering from Covid.

Dr Jasjeet Kaur said investigations would be held regarding her family and the people who had come in her contact and their samples would also be sent for testing. She said enquiries had revealed that the staff nurse, who was on duty in the isolation ward set up for Covid patients, had possibly touched the mobile phone of a Covid positive patient, a resident of Kharag Mangoli.

She said they had decided to give training to the staff posted in the isolation ward daily before their join their duties in different shifts. She said the training would be about the precautions to be taken while attending to Covid patients.

36 back from Mumbai & Rajasthan quarantined

The Health Department swung into action after learning that 36 members of a particular community had returned to their homes after visiting Mumbai and Sikar in Rajasthan. While 27 of them were from Khudabaksh village in Pinjore, nine were from Raina village in Raipur Rani block. It was not known whether they had attended the Tabligh-e-Jamaat congregation in Nazamuddin in New Delhi or not. The authorities have put them under home quarantine. — TNS