himachal-reports-first-covid-case-in-nahan

Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday reported its first COVID case of the latest surge in Nahan in Sirmaur district, the health department said.

 

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Amitabh Jain said an 82-year-old woman came to Nahan Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday morning with a complaint of cold and cough and was found to be positive for Covid in a rapid test.

 

Doctors advised the woman to get admitted, but she refused and returned home with medicines, he said.

 

"Her sample will be sent for genome sequencing to know the variant of the corona virus," the CMO said. He said the block medical officer has been directed to test everyone who came in contact with the woman.

 

The oxygen plant at the hospital is fully functional and ICU prepared to deal with emergencies, he said.