Two recommended discharge stay back at hosp for daughters

Anjaya Anparthi | TNN | Apr 14, 2020, 04:56 IST

Nagpur: Getting discharge from the hospital after spending days in Covid-19 isolation ward would be a big relief for any person. However, two men from Khamla and Jaripatka have expressed their desire to stay back at the ward at Mayo Hospital despite getting a discharge two days ago, as their minor daughters are still there.
The Khamla resident told TOI, “The 14th and 15th day reports of both of us came out negative. The doctors recommended discharge a couple of days ago. My daughter is 16 years old, while the other person’s daughter is 11. Reports of 14th day sample of the two girls were positive. Therefore, we both decided to stay till they are discharged,” he said.
He said the samples of his daughter will be taken for testing on Tuesday. “The doctors were supposed to take samples today (Monday) but postponed it. Samples of the other person’s daughter were taken and the reports are awaited. By god’s grace, both our reports come out negative. I hope our daughters’ reports too are negative and we all will return soon,” said the man, who is the manager in shop of Khamla businessman. The other person is assistant in the same shop.
The businessman and the manager had travelled to New Delhi for purchasing products for the shop and returned by Telangana Express on March 17. The businessman, his mother, wife, son and daughter had fever and went for a check-up at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH), or Mayo, on March 25. Barring his daughter, all tested positive on March 26. The manager, assistant and their family members were taken for a check-up on the same day.
The businessman got discharged on April 10 followed by his mother, wife and son next day.
The manager said, “I have completed 19 days, while my daughter has finished 18 days. The same is the case with my colleague. We have had no health issues since the first day,” he said.
Dr Sagar Pande, deputy medical superintendent of IGGMCH, told TOI, “Their daughters are minor. They themselves wished to stay back for their daughters. Therefore, we had to allow them. The duo is not at risk and will not get infected again if they stay with their daughters,” he said.
The assistant’s elder brother, who is a paralytic, his wife and son also tested positive and are undergoing treatment at GMCH. Reports of all three are awaited.
As many as 34 close contacts of the Khamla man and 30 of the Jaripatka man have been discharged from MLA Hostel in the last two days. 11 more from Khamla and 5 from Jaripatka are yet to get discharge due to delay in reports.
“We completed 15-16 days. We cooperated in all manners. Still, our reports are delayed which is putting us at risk,” said one of the persons at MLA Hostel.
City’s 16th positive person, who is a lawyer and resident of Central Nagpur, is also undergoing treatment at IGGMCH and completed 14 days. His reports too are awaited.