2nd Covid19 patient in Patan booked for hiding details of fist Covid19 patient and thereby help virus to spread

Patan: Patan Police has registered a complaint against Rafik Maknojiya, the second Covid19 positive patient in the district for hiding the details of first Covid19 patient late Lukman Arediya.

Lukman had stayed at Rafik’s place. Rafik had spoken lie and concealed the fact that Lukman had recent travel history to Mumbai.

Rafik concealed the detail which was extremely crucial to stop spreading Coronavirus further in the district, when Rafik was interviewed by a female health worker during house-to-house survey.

Lukman Arediya, the firest Covid19 patient of district had returned from Mumbai on March 19. Lukman had stayed at Rafikbhai’s place. On March 24 when a female health worker visited Rafik’s place and asked whether someone had visited him from outside the state, Rafikbhai spoke a lie and concealed Lukman’s travel history. Later Lukman’s Covid19 test result was detected positive on April 4.

Urban Health Officer has filed complaint against Rafik in Siddhpur police station.

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