Mangaluru: Passenger who arrived from Dubai with fever, tests negative for Corona Virus: DC confirms
DC warns of action against those revealing identity of suspected, infected patients on social media
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Wednesday called a press conference at her office and informed that the passenger who had arrived from Dubai with fever and had went missing from District Wenlock Hospital, had tested negative for Corona Virus.
Sindhu added that the District Administration received the reports of the tests from Bengaluru where the passenger’s samples were sent and that the patient had tested negative. She also confirmed that there were no confirmed cases of Corona Virus in the District.
Sindhu further informed that samples of 10 patients were sent for tests to Bengaluru from Dakshina Kannada District and seven of them had tested negative while the reports of other three samples were awaited.
Adding that the District Administration was prepared to handle the situation, Sindhu added that isolation wards were arranged to deal with Corona Virus cases at District Wenlock Hospital and six other private hospital and doctors and lab technicians were being trained continuously to handle the patients and samples.
When asked about the scarcity of supply of masks in the city amidst Corona Virus scare Sindhu added that there was no need for people to wear masks while carrying out their daily tasks and that wearing mask was only advised to people who were infected by the virus or the medical staffs who will handle the infected patients.
“You don’t need to wear masks if you are healthy. Wearing masks is only advised to those who are infected by the Corona Virus and for the medics who will directly handle and take care of the infected patients” Sindhu said.
Sindhu also spoke about maintaining the confidentiality of identity of the suspected or infected people and added that strict action will be taken against those who will leak information about the patients on social media platforms or elsewhere. She also informed that the District Administration had received notification from the government to initiate action against those compromising with the confidentiality of patient’s identity including the media outlets.
“People often are afraid about the leak of their identity and try to avoid getting help from the authorities and that is why the administration is stressing upon counselling the suspected patients after they show symptoms of the virus. We want to take them into confidence that they need not worry about the confidentiality of their identity and about their health and we expect co-operation from all quarters” Sindhu said while urging reporters to avoid revealing identities of suspected or infected patients.
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RCB vs PBKS: Rain stops play in Dharamsala
Dharamsala, May 9: Rain stopped play in the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings here on Thursday.
Batting first, RCB were 119/3 in 10 overs when the heavens opened up. Virat Kohli was going strong on 42 off 23 balls, while Cameron Green had just walked in at the fall of Rajat Patidar. Patidar made 55 in 23 balls.
Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first.
