A medical team brought the escapee back after nearly 24 hours. (Representational)
A case was registered against a COVID-19 patient, who had allegedly escaped from a facility in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city, and brought back after nearly 24 hours, an official said today.
A 30-year-old patient admitted at a COVID-19 care centre at a hospital and gave a slip to the medical staff and managed to escape on Tuesday, sub-inspector Kamlesh Choudhary of a police station in Gujarat said.
"The patient was admitted to the facility on June 3 and escaped on Tuesday evening. A doctor from the centre lodged an FIR against him last night," the official said.
A medical team brought the escapee back after nearly 24 hours, he added.
An offence has been lodged against the man under section of Indian Penal Code and section 3 (to disobey order) of the Epidemic Diseases Act, he said.
The COVID-19 care centres are set up to monitor the condition of asymptomatic patients and those who have mild symptoms of the disease.
World
67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.
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4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
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