Spouse COVID Optimistic, Madhya Pradesh Physician Sends Maid’s Pattern As an alternative

Bhopal:

A authorities physician in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli – who had attended a marriage in Uttar Pradesh with out getting leaves sanctioned – despatched his spouse’s pattern in his home maid’s identify for testing after she developed COVID-19 signs. He allegedly made the transfer to hide his spouse’s identification to keep away from detection of his unauthorized leaves. A case towards him has been registered.

Dr Abhay Ranjan Singh, posted on the Khutar well being heart in Singrauli, went to Ballia in Jap UP alongside along with his household to attend a wedding on June 23 with out getting leaves sanctioned. He returned on July 1, however as a substitute of quarantining himself and his household, he continued along with his duties, which embrace sealing containment zones.

When his spouse developed COVID-19 signs, he despatched her samples within the identify of their home maid. The fraud was revealed when the authorities reached the maid’s residence after the pattern examined optimistic.

Later, Dr Singh and two different relations have been additionally discovered to be coronavirus optimistic.  

“An FIR has been lodged towards the physician below the provisions of the Epidemic Act and Catastrophe Administration Act. As soon as he recovers from the viral an infection, motion can be taken towards him. The BMO’s spouse’s samples- which have been despatched in one other girl’s identify – examined COVID optimistic, after which a medical workforce went to the home to isolate her; it was discovered that it wasn’t her pattern,”
Baidhan police station in-charge Arun Pandey mentioned.

A authorities physician in Singrauli has been booked for violating #Quarantine norms concealing the identification of his spouse, whereas she examined optimistic for #coronavirus When his spouse developed #COVID19 signs, he despatched her samples within the identify of home maid @[email protected]/TKpytzTvs7

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The episode has led to the isolation of 33 authorities workers, together with a sub-divisional Justice of the Peace, who had are available contact with the physician. Their samples have been despatched for check.