DC appeals media persons to publish news only after confirmation
No coronavirus case in Ferozepur, all lab reports test negative
Ferozepur, April 6, 2020: So far, not even a single case of Coronavirus has been reported in the district, said Kulwant Singh Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur.
DC said, on Saturday, the samples of one patient of Guruharsahi subdivision were sent for lab testing, has been tested as negative. With this, all samples sent for lab testing, have been reported as negative.
But it is a matter of great concern that the trend of linking every case with corona and putting on social media has started. Both, district and police administration is closely monitoring the spread of such rumours and all such cases are being referred to the Cyber Branch of the police for action, said DC.
He said that it is wrong to report any patient being admitted in the hospital as corona patient as the symptoms of coronavirus are similar to that of a general patient and we have to be very careful in such cases.
In certain cases, the death of the patient is was made viral on social media due to coronavirus, which later on create a problem in the cremation of the particular patient. So, the rumours like this should not be made viral without confirmation from the concerned authorities, said DC.
DC also appealed to the media persons to publish news only after confirmed lab test report of the patient about the coronavirus as with such like information, it creates fear and lot of anxiety among the people about the death of a patient besides problem in cremation.