Surat: A 19-year-old nurse tested postive for Covid-19 in Dang district late on Wednesday night. This makes the first coronavirus case in the tribal district so far.
According to health department officials, Preeti Kunwar, who was a serving as a nurse in Kiran Hospital in Surat city had returned to her native village a few days ago.
Here, she applied for a nurse’s job at a government hospital in Ahwa town of Dang district and was immediately recruited.
“Two days ago, the samples of Kunwar were collected for testing and on Wednesday, she tested postive for Covid-19. She has been admitted into an isolation ward of a Covid hospital in Subir town of Dang,”' Narsing Damor, Collector, Dang, told TOI.
“District health officials had recruited her as they had requirement of a qualified nurse for the government hospital. As Dang is a tribal dominated district, we did not find more nurses. Preeti had applied for the job and she was selected. She even joined her duty on April 20. However, during the appointment she did not disclose that she was working with Kiran Hospital in Surat where many medical staff had tested Covid-19 positive. We will file a police complaint against her for not disclosing the details,” Damor said.
According to the sources, Dang district administration had issued an advertisement for recruitment of 50 nurses. However, only five candiates turned up, including Kunwar.
“Her report came as Covid-19 positive, but she is asymptomatic. Total 26 people who came into her contact have been put under quarantine including the medical staff,” said an official.
Dang had been Covid-19 free till Wednesday. Health department is in search of other cases who had worked in hospitals in Surat and have returned to their native villages of late.
According to health department officials, Preeti Kunwar, who was a serving as a nurse in Kiran Hospital in Surat city had returned to her native village a few days ago.
Here, she applied for a nurse’s job at a government hospital in Ahwa town of Dang district and was immediately recruited.
“Two days ago, the samples of Kunwar were collected for testing and on Wednesday, she tested postive for Covid-19. She has been admitted into an isolation ward of a Covid hospital in Subir town of Dang,”' Narsing Damor, Collector, Dang, told TOI.
“District health officials had recruited her as they had requirement of a qualified nurse for the government hospital. As Dang is a tribal dominated district, we did not find more nurses. Preeti had applied for the job and she was selected. She even joined her duty on April 20. However, during the appointment she did not disclose that she was working with Kiran Hospital in Surat where many medical staff had tested Covid-19 positive. We will file a police complaint against her for not disclosing the details,” Damor said.
According to the sources, Dang district administration had issued an advertisement for recruitment of 50 nurses. However, only five candiates turned up, including Kunwar.
“Her report came as Covid-19 positive, but she is asymptomatic. Total 26 people who came into her contact have been put under quarantine including the medical staff,” said an official.
Dang had been Covid-19 free till Wednesday. Health department is in search of other cases who had worked in hospitals in Surat and have returned to their native villages of late.
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