Arunachal COVID-19 patient still asymptomatic & without any physical discomfort: Doctors

Itanagar, Apr 7 () The lone COVID-19 positivepatient in Arunachal Pradesh, who is in isolation at the zonalgeneral hospital at Tezu in Lohit district, is doing well,district health officials said on Tuesday.

District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr Sajinglu Chai Pulsaid the doctors and the nursing staff are constantlymonitoring the health status of the COVID-19 positive patient.

"He is still asymptomatic and without any physicaldiscomfort," the DMO said.

A man from Medo in Lohit district, who had attendedthe congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in NewDelhi, had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 1.

The state police has so far traced 23 persons who hadparticipated in the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaatlast month out of which only one tested positive.

State Director General of Police (DGP) R P Upadhyayain a tweet said that, "Arunachal Police has traced 23 personswho went to Nizamuddin Markaz, out of which 1 has testedpositive for COVID-19. We appeal to other persons with similartravel history to voluntarily report to the nearest policestation, DC office and hospitals for COVID screening."

Meanwhile, the state government had constituted aBoard to examine the feasibility of adopting the rapid testkit (RTK) approved by the Indian Council of Medical Researchfor use in management of Covid-19 in the state.

The feasibility of adopting CBNAAT (Cartridge-basednucleic acid amplification test) for diagnosing the diseasewould also be examined simultaneously by the Board, officialsources said here on Tuesday. UPLRG RG