A second person, who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State on Thursday night, has come in contact with at least 46 persons, informed State Government Chief Spokesperson on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi on Friday.
Bagchi said, “We have identified 43 persons of the total 46 and eight teams have been formed to trace the remaining three persons.”
He said the 19-year-old youth had travelled to Bhubaneswar from the UK on Wednesday. On Thursday, he was kept in an isolation room (of the AIIMS-Bhubaneswar) and his health condition is stated to be stable.
For precautionary measure, his family has been directed to remain in home quarantine to prevent spread of the deadly virus.
Meanwhile, the Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of the AIIMS-Bhubaneswar on Friday demanded stringent action against the hospital’s Medical Superintendent for allegedly concealing the travel history of the corona-inflicted youth, who is his son.
The RDA alleged that the youth had been kept in the doctors’ room without being admitted in the hospital for over 12 hours thereby risking the lives of those who came in contact with him.
In a representation to AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Director B Geetanjali, the association said it was gross negligence on the part of the Medical Superintendent and isolation unit in-charge to conceal the travel history of the youth who was admitted for the isolation unit but kept in doctors’ room.
Notably, the 33-year-old man, who is the first confirmed corona case in the State, is stated to be in good condition at the Capital Hospital here, Bagchi told reporters.