Ahmedabad: 25 Covid-positive patients out on streets for more than 24 hours; allege apathy

In a shocking incident of negligence, 25 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 were seen outside Civil Hospital in Asarva of Ahmedabad because y claimed y were denied any facility and one was also processing m for quarantine. se 25 people were mostly from Ahmedabad and some were from containment areas of city. While some of se people had stated that y had a mir cold, most of m were asymptomatic.

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A video to this extent had come to light where one of patients who tested positive, Sonu Nagar, is heard saying, "two days ago we were tested positive for COVID-19 and since n we have t been given proper facilities to be put in quarantine.  We have been told to wait here (outside hospital) and medical officer or doctor has come to process us. We have also t been given any food or water since n." 

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Ar patient is heard saying that officer was misbehaving with patients and was just asking m to wait. 

This video emerged on Sunday night after which authorities reacted and arranged for all of se patients to be admitted to hospital for treatment. "We are looking into matter. Whoever is responsible for this negligence will be held accountable. Govt of Gujarat is doing everything to contain this COVID-19 pandemic," an official of AMC shared with Republic TV. 

According to ICMR study quoted by Lav Agrawal, an official of Health Ministry, 1 COVID-19 positive patient can infect 406 people in 30 days. By that measure, one person can infect approximately 13 people in 24 hours, giving an idea of dangers posed by quarantine lapses. Just a day earlier, first Covid patient of city had been discharged from hospital after testing negative twice.

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