Woman stays negative despite being with +ve daughter for 14 days

Anjaya Anparthi | TNN | May 4, 2020, 04:35 IST

Nagpur: A 35-year-old woman from Satranjipura, city’s first coronavirus hotspot, has remained negative despite staying with her 11-year-old corona positive daughter at Isolation Ward of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for last 14 days.
The girl had tested positive on April 20 and her mother whose reports were awaited at that time shifted from MLA Hostel Institutional Quarantine Centre to GMCH to be with her. TOI had on April 22 reported about mother’s decision not to let her minor girl be admitted alone at Isolation Ward.
GMCH doctors told TOI, “Reports of the woman were negative after she came to GMCH with her daughter. Mother and daughter are in same ward with other positive persons but are maintaining safe distance. Both wear mask, gloves and take all precautions. Their masks, gloves etc are changed every three hours. The woman is taking extra care and having no health issues,” doctors said.
Doctors added, “Samples of woman and her daughter will be taken and tested before taking decision on their discharge.”
The minor girl was among 10 members of the family that was quarantined at MLA Hostel in connection with 68-year-old deceased from Satranjipura, city’s first Covid-19 death. They are neighbours of the deceased. Samples of minor girl, her mother, father, two siblings and other family members were taken on April 18. Reports of remaining family members were negative.
Probably, the girl used to play with children of deceased’s daughter so she was only positive from the family.
On Saturday, another woman from Satranjipura got admitted with her 16-month-old girl (positive) at IGGMCH Isolation Ward despite having been negative herself.
Earlier, a woman from Mominpura had got admitted with her five-year-old son (positive) even though her reports were awaited. After a day, the woman tested positive.
One person from Khamla has continued to stay with his daughter at IGGMCH Isolation Ward despite turning negative and recommended for discharge on April 11. In this case, both were positive when they were admitted. The two have completed 38 days in isolation ward as the girl remained positive. Fresh samples of the girl are likely to be taken tomorrow.