Good News: Ferozepur becomes Corona-free, all patients released from Isolation Ward on recovery
Ferozepur, May 16, 2020: Amid the coronavirus and lockdown, Ferozepur district has become corona-free with the release of all the patients from Isolation Ward on recovery.
The remaining three corona patients, on being tested negative has also been released today from the Civil Hospital and sent home. We can now say that Ferozepur has become corona-free, said Kulwant Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur.
DC said it is good news for Ferozepur that there is not a single case of coronavirus in Ferozepur as all have been discharged and Ferozepur can be called now as Corona-free as there is no person in Isolation Ward or Quarantine Centre.
However, the discharged persons have been advised to remain in ‘home isolation’ and not to be in contact with anyone by following the medical protocol, he added.
He said, COVA app has also been got downloaded on mobiles on which they have to report daily about their health. They will also be monitored through the GPS system.
In all, there were 44 corona cases under quarantined in Civil Hospital, out of which one Paramjot Singh gunman posted with ACP Anil Kohli at Ludhiana of Village Wada Bhai Ka was released on tested negative and one had died of village Ali Ke.
Earlier, on Friday, 39 persons were discharged as per the new guidelines of Health Ministry, on being tested negative, which included 33 from Nanded and 6 from Rajasthan, and today the remaining three had been released.
All the three patients were released in the presence of Kulwant Singh DC, Dr.Navdeep Singh Civil Surgeon, and Dr.Avinash Jindal by showering flowers and clapping by the health officials besides distributing sweets. The recovered patients were sent to their homes in the Ambulance.
Dr.Navdeep Singh, Civil Surgeon said, in all 1,698 samples were taken for testing, out of which 1,603 have been tested negative and 42 active cases have been discharged on recovery. Now only the report of only 29 samples is pending with the lab.