Quarantine Escapee Tests Corona Positive in Kendrapada

Pattamundai (Reporters Today Bureau): A 22-year-old man from Kendrapada, who had returned from Hyderabad in Telangana and escaped from a quarantine centre where he was lodged, tested positive for Covid-19. The man was staying at a quarantine centre at Chandan Nagar in Pattamundai block after his return on May 17. But he managed to flee from the centre on May 19 and was staying in his house at Madhapur here. He had been roaming in the town freely since.

His swab sample was set for testing to Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar on May 19. All roads leading to ward no 10 of Madhiala locality, Madhapur and Basulei Lane have been sealed and the areas declared containment zone.

Residents of these localities  have been asked to stay at home for the next 48 hours. The victim was rushed to Sum Covid hospital in Bhubaneswar, said Collector Samarth Verma.