12 contacts of Karnal’s 1st patient isolated

Karnal, April 4

The first Covid-positive case in Rasin village in the Gharaunda block has brought the health authorities on their toes. They have identified 12 persons of his family and in his contact and sent their samples to the medical college at Khanpur in Sonepat.

These persons have been admitted in the isolation ward of the Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC). Besides, the samples of three doctors and staff members, who came in his contact, have been collected and sent for further investigation. As many as 53 medical personnel have been quarantined. The department also screened the whole village having a population of 2,177 residents and found no symptoms.

Besides, the department has also screened all the residents of two adjoining villages, but no suspected case has been found in these villages, said Dr Ashwani Ahuja, Civil Surgeon.

Karnal had managed to remain untouched by the virus till Friday and after witnessing the first case in the district, the Health Department has sent teams to the village for health check-up of all the residents.

The authorities also sanitised the village on Saturday. “Apart from checking the health of residents, we got the whole village sanitised. The entry and exit points of the village will be closed for 14 days,” said Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner.

He said that so far, they had collected samples of 74 persons. Of them, reports of 55 persons have come out as negative and one as positive. The reports of 18 persons is awaited. — TNS