Patna: SP goes under quarantine after scribe tests positive

PATNA: City SP (east) Jitendra Kumar said on Sunday he would undergo home quarantine as a precautionary measure after a scribe who had attended his press conference on Friday tested positive for coronavirus.
“We will follow the SOPs of Centre as well as state government for such circumstances. Other policemen present during presser would also be directed to go in self-isolation,” he said.
The scribe had given his sample for testing on July 1 at isolation centre in Hotel Patliputra Ashok.He was informed by the district control room over the phone on Saturday about being testing positive.
The city SP’s presser was attended by several journalists and photographers from print and electronic media.
The scribe said the caller told him that his test report was released on July 7, but they had received it on Saturday. “The caller also took details of my family members for further testing. On Sunday, I went to the hotel on my own for getting retested. But they didn’t test me citing ICMR guidelines that a person becomes negative on his own in 10 days. However, my family members’ samples were collected,” he said.
The scribe said he had suffering from fever, cough and cold since June 27 midnight. “I gave my sample for testing on July 1,” he said. “The authorities at the hotel had told me to remain in touch with the civil surgeon office. I tried to get update from the civil surgeon office but was told that only those testing positive were being informed and my report might be negative,” he said.
“I stayed in home isolation till July 5. My symptoms had vanished and I became well. I rejoined work on July 6 after seeking permission from my office,” he said.