Following contact with victim doctor, 40 patients report Distt. hospital Bla sofar
Kashmir Despatch News
Baramulla : An elderly woman of north Kashmir’s Baramulla town tested positive for COVID-19 infection has contacted many people across the town officials said.
While tracing contacts, authorities in Baramulla sofar tracked down 20 people who had came in close contcat with the COVID-19 victim woman in the town.
An official told Kashmir Despatch within hour a team of health tracked down 20 contacts and all have been kept under quarantine, he said efforts are on to trace more contacts of 70 year old woman.
It was learnt that an elderly woman had visited local clinic many times in the area where many persons had come in contact with the victim.
Meanwhile, around 40 patients have sofar reported hospital for checkup who had been examined by the doctor who was tested positive for COVID-19.
Pertinent to mention here late Wednesday Chief Medical Officer (CMO) issued a circular, reads, “It’s for the information of those patients who visited district Hospital Baramulla between, 13-04-2020 from 10:00 am to 14-04-2020 upto 4:00 PM and have been examined by the doctor who was tested positive for COVID-19 may report directly to this hospital or call on helpline No. 7006231150 for medical advice”.
