115 CONTACTS OF GIDDERBAHA PATIENT WHO KEPT HEALTH DEPT ON TOES TEST NEGATIVE

BATHINDA:As many as 115 direct contacts of Gidderbaha town’s first Covid-19 patient, who kept the health authorities on tenterhooks as he was unwilling to share details of his travel history, have been tested negative in the last three days.

Dr Paramjit Sandhu, district Covid nodal officer said about 170 samples were taken since Saturday in the Subhash Nagar locality where the 45-year-old man lives. The reports of 55 people are awaited, he added.

The patient, a cosmetics shop owner and a used car dealer, was tested positive for the disease on June 21 and has infected at least 10 persons, including six members of his family.

“Information gathered from his mobile details shows that he was in Dabwali town in Haryana a few days ago. Notice will be served to him as per the legal provisions for not following quarantine norms after interstate movement,” SDM Om Prakash said.