7 medical staff at CHC in Mangkolemba test positive for Covid-19

Our Reporter
Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Seven medical staff at Community Health Centre (CHC) in Mangkolemba tested positive for Covid-19 on July 4.

One of the staff, who tested positive on Sunday, informed Eastern Mirror that he was engaged in various duties for the past three weeks and would get exhausted after day’s work. He said that he assumed tiredness was due to his work schedule but decided to take rest on Saturday after feeling uneasy as he was getting ready for the vaccination drive.

He continued that he was ‘fit and fine’ the next morning but decided to get tested as a preventive measure and unfortunately the test result returned positive.

So, on the same day, all the staff of CHC Mangkolemba as well as those who came in close contact with them were tested.

The medical official informed that out of 39 samples tested on Sunday, seven returned positive for Covid-19.

‘At the moment, all the positive patients are asymptomatic and in home isolation,’ he informed, adding that contact tracing continued even on Tuesday and the CHC Mangkolemba had been sealed for 48 hours.

In view of the detection of Covid-19 cases in the health dacility, the additional deputy commissioner of Mangkolemba had issued an order stating that the CHC Mangkolemba, Jamir Pharmacy and Wellness Centre, and Carewell Pharmacy at Tzutayong ward would be sealed for 48 hours, starting on July 4 for necessary contact tracing.

However, the health official stated that all the seven frontline workers tested positive for the virus are asymptomatic as they have been vaccinated.

He went on to add that one more person was tested positive for the virus on Tuesday through contact tracing and the patient was showing mild symptom.