Lagatar24 Desk
Ranchi, Jan 8: After dozens of doctors and hundreds of health workers, the state Health Minister Banna Gupta has also tested positive for Covid. He informed all about this with a tweet on Saturday.
Health Minister Gupta informed he wasn’t feeling well for a few days. After developing a cold and cough he got tested for Covid and was declared positive. Health Secretary Arun Kumar Singh also is suffering from Covid. He has been isolated in his house for the last three days.
Meanwhile, the Health Minister’s office stated that he is fine now; his health remains stable and is isolated at his residence in Jamshedpur. He has appealed to all those that have come in contact with him since the last few days to get their Covid test done. Along with this, he has urged people to follow the Covid protocols.
जोहार झारखंड!
जिम्मेदारी का निर्वाहन करते हुए एक बार फिर मैं कोरोना पॉजिटिव हो गया हूँ,कुछ दिनों से तबियत ठीक नहीं थी, टेस्ट कराया था जिसमें रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई हैं।
जो लोग भी पिछले दिनों मेरे संपर्क में आये हैं वे कोरोना जांच जरूर करवा लें, मैंने खुद को घर पर आइसोलेट किया हैं।
— Banna Gupta (@BannaGupta76) January 8, 2022
Notably, this is the second time that the Health Minister has found Covid positive. Before this, he tested positive for Covid in August of 2021 and had to be admitted to RIMS for about a week. The minister has also received both doses of the corona vaccine.
In the meantime, Coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Ranchi. Till Friday night, the number of active patients in Ranchi had crossed the seven thousand mark. At present, there are 7108 active patients in Ranchi. In this, more than 95 percent of patients have been recommended for home isolation.
Keeping in mind the increasing number of patients in Ranchi, preparations are being made in Sadar Hospital. The number of beds has been increased from 150 to 450. At the same time, permission has been given to start an Installed Liquid Medical Oxygen Plant in Sadar Hospital. Now there will be no shortage of oxygen for the patients admitted here while oxygen will be available in sufficient quantity when needed.
