Four more patients recover in Siliguri .....Release brings relief to Kalimpong residents

Binita Paul, TT,  18.04.20, Siliguri: Four more persons were discharged from Dr Chhang’s Super Speciality Hospital here on Friday after being cured of Covid1-19.

The private nursing home on the outskirts of Siliguri has been chosen to treat coronavirus positive patients.

All the four are family members or were associated with the woman from Kalimpong who had died from the disease at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital.

With the release of the four, all 11 members of the family (all except one had tested corona positive) have been released after their recovery.

The release has brought relief for Kalimpong residents. Anit Thapa, the GTA head, who had been staying in Kalimpong to boost the morale of the people, said: “It is good news for us as there is no more coronavirus positive patients in Kalimpong. The hills are officially corona free now. However, we should take all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.”

Sources have said as of now, five Covid-19 patients are under treatment. Among them are two nurses who are posted at the NBMCH, and the husband, child and mother-in-law of one of them. 

(Courtesy, source and link- The Telegraph- https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/coronavirus-pandemic-four-more-patients-recover-in-siliguri/cid/1765894?ref=west-bengal_west-bengal-page )