Panjab University Professor's 8-yr-old daughter, mother-in-law test positive

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 12

Two close contacts of 40-year-old assistant professor of Panjab University have tested positive for Covid-19 today.

The Sector 37 resident’s eight-year-old daughter and 55-year-old mother-in-law were found infected with the virus when their samples were tested at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) in Sector 16.

The PU faculty member’s mother-in-law, a resident of Delhi, was in Chandigarh to take care of her daughter’s pregnancy and post-delivery. The Covid patient’s 21-day-old baby has tested negative for Covid. The professor’s wife has been re-sampled at the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, and her reports are awaited.

Of the 110 community contacts of the Covid patient, three primary contacts have been sampled and tested negative. These included a milkman from Sangatpura, the owner of a shop in Sector 37-C and an employee of Indus Hospital.

Two more community contacts of the patient have been sampled for the virus testing.

With the two new cases, the number of confirmed Covid patients in the city has risen to 21.