Three in Chitradurga reinfected after being dicharged in Ahmedabad

Davanagere: The three residents who were confirmed infected with Covid-19 in Chitradurga on Friday had returned to the district from Ahmedabad, where they had previously tested positive for the novel coronavirus, undergone treatment, recovered and had been discharged.
Chitradurga deputy commissioner Vinoth Priya R said that on May 5, as many as 15 people had returned to the district from Gujarat, where they had been stuck for nearly two months after having gone there to participate in a religious convention.The 15 Chitradurga residents had travelled by bus along with 18 Tumakuru residents. “We examined the health of the returning residents, and their throat swabs were sent for medical tests on May 6. While three of them have been confirmed infected, the other 12 have tested negative for the novel coronavirus,” Vinoth Priya said.
Of the 15 people who returned to Chitradurga on May 5, four had undergone treatment for Covid-19 in Ahmedabad, and had started their homeward journey after receiving a medical certificate that indicated that they were cured. “We verified these certificates, and the four individuals in question were subsequently quarantined at the designated facility in Chitradurga. But, when the results of the tests arrived, we found to our shock, that three of the four patients who had been discharged in Ahmedabad had tested positive,” the DC said.
Vinoth Priya said that the throat swabs of more than 20 officials of the district administration, including the assistant commissioner, tahsildar and cops, who inspected and accompanied them from the Chitradurga checkpost, will be sent for medical tests. “They will be quarantined at a local hostel,” Vinoth Priya said.