4K in aptt complex told to quarantine

THE LATEST PATIENT IS A MAN WHO CAME BACK FROM A EUROPE TRIP ON MARCH 9. HE PLAYED HOLI WITH OTHER RESIDENTS THE FOLLOWING DAY

nNOIDA: Around 4,000 residents of a residential society in Noida sector 74 have been asked to remain in quarantine at their homes on Saturday for two days after a resident tested positive for Covid-19.

The latest case is of a 42-yearold man who had recently returned from a Europe trip with his wife on March 9. He later played Holi with residents the next day.

He began showing symptoms of the disease almost a week later and his samples were sent for testing on March 17. The positive result forced the district administration to quarantine other residents.

Supertech Capetown is one of the largest residential society in the region with over 40 different towers. With the latest case, the number of Covid-19 patients in Gautam Budh Nagar was five on Saturday.

“The patient had visited 10 countries, including Turkey, France, Italy and Switzerland. His wife’s reports have come negative. He has been put under isolation at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences, while his wife and minor children have been put under home quarantine,” said Dr Anurag Bhargava, chief medical officer, adding that the samples from the children would be taken only if they showed symptoms of the disease. His wife tested negative for the disease.

The minor children had not gone with their parents to Europe and were with their grandparents who had come to the society for the purpose. The children’s grandparents stayed with the man for two days before they returned to their native place, which officials were unwilling to disclose but said they had gotten in touch with them.

The district magistrate sealed the society for a temporary period and said they will update the order after receiving more information. There is now a complete ban on entry into or exit from the society, except for emergency, and residents have been asked to stay inside their houses. The building will be sealed till 7pm on March 23.

“We have started the sanitisation work of the society. The patient’s wife is under home quarantine. The decision on closing the nearby area as a precautionary will be taken as per the situation and further course of time,” said BN Singh, district magistrate (DM), Gautam Budh Nagar.

“We are tracing all the people he got in touch with, and if anyone shows symptoms then samples will be collected accordingly,” said Bhargava.