Multi-purpose health worker from Tapi infected

Surat: A 32-year-old multi-purpose health worker from Kalamkui village of Valod taluka in Tapi district tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. The health worker, Hiren Chaudhari, was posted at the Kamlapur primary health centre (PHC) in Surat district. This is the second case reported from Tapi.
Chaudhari’s samples were taken on Friday at Mandvi PHC and the result was declared on Saturday.
According to Dr Harshad Patel, chief district health officer (CDHO) at Tapi, they have conducted sanitization at Chaudhari’s navtiv Kalamkui as part a precautionary measure.
Tapi district recorded it first Covid-19 case on April 21, when Kansaben Gamit (35), a resident of Maypur village near Vyara town tested positive.
Following the detection of the first case, district health department has started quarantining her family members and close contacts. Besides this, they have also increased surveillance in the village. Reports of Gamit’s family members and close contacts were negative.
FARMER FROM NAVSARI VILLAGE TESTS POSITIVE
Surat: A 65-year-old man from Nasilpore village in Navsari district tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total positive cases in the district to four on Saturday.
According to the health officials at Navsari, Ishwar Patel was suffering from mild cough and breathing problem since last couple of days. He was taken to the Mulla and Yasfin Hospital and from there he was referred to the Navsari Covid-19 hospital where he tested positive on Saturday.
Patel is into animal husbandry business and delivers milk to the households in villages. His five family members have been shifted to the quarantine facility and the village has been designated as containment zone. Patel is also suffering from co-morbid condition like blood pressure and heart disease.
Dr D H Bhavsar, chief district health officer (CDHO), Navsari said, “Our health teams have started door-to-door survey in Nasilpore village, especially the houses where the patient was delivering milk.”