Darjeeling records first Covid-19 case

Amitava Banerjee | MP | 7 June 2020 | Darjeeling: Darjeeling town recorded the first Covid-19 case on Sunday. There are three more cases in the surrounding areas.

"There are two cases in the Darjeeling Municipality area. Both have travel history. One of the patients returned from Haryana, the other from Mumbai," stated S Ponnambalam, District Magistrate.

The two are from Muldanra and Gandhi Road area of town. Along with the two from Municipal area 2 persons are affected from the Sukhia block and one from the Bijanbari block in the Hills.

"Except for the Bijanbari positive case who has a travel history to Kolkata, the remaining 7 have inter state travel histories" added the District Magistrate.

In the Kalimpong district 6 persons tested positive on Sunday.

"Out of the 6, five persons had returned from Delhi and one from Haryana. They were all in quarantine and all were asymptomatic" stated R Vimala, District Magistrate, Kalimpong.

On Saturday a person who had returned from Bangalore had tested positive in Gorubathan, Kalimpong.

All the patients have been shifted to the Covid-19 Hospital in Siliguri.

Contact tracing is on. Lower Sonada 2 gram panchayat area under the Jorebungalow-Sukhiapokhari block has been declared a containment zone.

There are 32 cases active in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong Hills at present.

Meanwhile in the plains of the Darjeeling district 3 persons tested positive in the Naxalbari block.

(Courtesy, source - Millenium Post- http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/darjeeling-records-first-covid-19-case-410080)

Show Your Ads

FOR MATTERS RELATED TO ADVERTISEMENTS (tariff, requests and availability) mail to thulungakrai@gmail.com or kalimpongpress@gmail.com or newskalimpong@gmail.com

Kalimpong Press Club is a registered organisation having Registration No. S/1L /17670 issued by the Registrar of Firms, Societies and Non-trading Corporations, West Bengal in accordance to the West Bengal Society Registration Act 1961 and is being continuously renewed.

Its members are members of Eastern Himalayan Journalists' Union having Registration No.28463 of 2013 (registered under Trade Unions Act, 1926) which is affiliated to the Indian Journalists' Union (IJU). IJU is an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists, world's largest organisation of journalists, established in 1926, representing around 600,000 journalists in 187 unions and associations accross 146 countries worldwide.

0 Response to "Darjeeling records first Covid-19 case "

Post a Comment

Disclaimer Note:
The views expressed in the articles published here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy, position, or perspective of Kalimpong News or KalimNews. Kalimpong News and KalimNews disclaim all liability for the published or posted articles, news, and information and assume no responsibility for the accuracy or validity of the content.
Kalimpong News is a non-profit online news platform managed by KalimNews and operated under the Kalimpong Press Club.

Comment Policy:
We encourage respectful and constructive discussions. Please ensure decency while commenting and register with your email ID to participate.

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.