PTK leader’s wife tests positive

Coimbatore: Puthiya Thamizhagam Katchi (PTK) leader Dr Krishnaswamy’s wife, who runs a private hospital in Kuniyamuthur, tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday. The hospital, which is attached to their house, has subsequently been sealed. Health officials have also collected nasal swabs from nearly 70 of her contacts – staff members, Dr Krishnaswamy and other family members. They suspect she might have contracted the virus from the hospital.
An official said the obstetrician’s sample was among the ones that were sent for test from the hospital as a routine procedure. Dr G Ramesh Kumar, deputy director, public health, said, “Among them, only the doctor tested positive. She is asymptomatic. The source of infection must have been the hospital, maybe an attender or an outpatient. Kuniyamuthur already has a few cases.”TNN