Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

3 Jaipur Covid- 19 patients recover, out of isolation

SOME RELIEF Health dept officials say an Italian couple and a Jaipur resident were cleared after two rounds of tests

- HT Correspond­ent htraj@htlive.com

JAIPUR: Three of the coronaviru­s disease (Covid-19) patients in Rajasthan have tested negative twice, which means they are coronaviru­s-free now, said health department officials on Sunday.

The Italian couple – 69-yearold husband and his 70-year-old wife – and 85-year-old Jaipur resident have tested negative twice, they said. “In Rajasthan, three patients have turned coronaviru­s free after treatment by our doctors at SMS Hospital,” said Rohit Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary of health department.

“They have other health issues, which will be sorted now, but they don’t need to be in isolation now and can choose to be in any hospital now,” he said.

Meanwhile, in Rajasthan, 417 samples have been tested until Sunday; four of them tested positive. Three of them are negative now. Seven samples are under process.

In Jaipur, 402 samples were tested, out of which 393 tested negative and five are under process.

In another developmen­t, women and child developmen­t minister Mamta Bhupesh said aganwadis and mini aganwadis will be closed until March 31 as a precaution­ary measure. The minister made these announceme­nts during a review on coronaviru­s outbreak.

“The decision has been taken after Centre declared it an epidemic and issued an advisory to prevent spread of coronaviru­s,” she said.

The minister said distributi­on of home ration to children from 3 to 6 years will continue unaffected.

She told the department officials to put on hold measuremen­t of children’s weight, Poshan Abhiyan and Poshan Pakhwara (fortnight) until further orders.

In Rajasthan, three patients have turned coronaviru­s free after treatment by our doctors at SMS Hospital..they have other health issues, which will be sorted now, but they don’t need to be in isolation now and can choose to be in any hospital now

ROHIT KUMAR SINGH, addl chief secretary of health department

 ??  ?? The JMC building at Jaipur. Two district collectors, ministers and MLAS have called for postponeme­nt of municipal elections in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota in view of coronaviru­s outbreak. HT FILE PHOTO
The JMC building at Jaipur. Two district collectors, ministers and MLAS have called for postponeme­nt of municipal elections in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota in view of coronaviru­s outbreak. HT FILE PHOTO

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from India