One doth the scath and another hath the scorn : A Corona+ve man disappears, but police picks up a man with same name

One doth the scath and another hath the scorn : A Corona+ve man disappears, but police picks up a man with same name

Corona positive younger brother sent to home quarantine, Corona negative elder brother taken to covid hospital

Biswabrata Goswami

KRISHNAGAR, 14 MAY: This is called one doth the scath and another hath the scorn (Udhor pindi budhor ghare). 

Scene-I : A middle-aged person, who had tested positive for Covid-19, has disappeared from Asansole hospital under mysterious circumstances a few days ago while the Nadia police picked up a youth having the same name of the person who fled, from Krishnagar and packed him in the Kalyani SNR Carnival Covid hospital.

Scene-II: An 18-year-old youth, who had tested positive for Covid-19, has been asked to stay in home quarantine, while his elder brother, who had tested negative, has been sent to Baroma Covid hospital in Mecheda. This incident occurred in Jhargram.

In the first case, a 45-year-old man has reportedly fled from the ESI Covid hospital in Asansole a few days ago. The man was admitted in the Asansole district hospital with some ailments, but he was later shifted to the Covid hospital as he was tested positive for Covid-19. But, under mysterious circumstances, he has not been traced inside the hospital for the last three days.

The hospital authorities and the district health department have remained tight-lipped, but till tonight the police are confused about his identity.

In the Covid status report, the man has reportedly registered his address as a resident of Nadia and put his mobile number. Accordingly, the Nadia police picked up a youth from Bowbazar in Krishnagar who has the same name and address registered in the covid status report.

But, confusion rose when the health authorities from Asansole sent a photograph to the Nadia district administration and police.

The photograph of the missing person was not identical with the youth who was picked up by the Nadia police based on the information that he being a covid positive patient has fled from the hospital.  

“We are still confused, but it will be ascertained tomorrow when we will get the detailed call records of the registered phone number”, said a police officer in Krishnagar.

In the second case, the two brothers who work as goldsmiths in Sambalpur, have returned to their house on a walk recently. They could not return for many days due to lockdown. After returning home, they had gone to the Jhargram super specialty hospital for tests. The hospital authorities after collecting swab samples advised them to stay in home quarantine. Two days later, the health workers and police had gone to their house and accompanied the elder brother to the Baroma Covid hospital after informing him that he had tested positive for Covid-19. They also asked his younger brother to stay in home quarantine.

“After staying in the covid hospital for about four days, the elder brother was informed by one of his neighbours that he was not infected by corona virus. His younger brother’s test report was negative. The health staff have mistakenly picked him up and admitted him in the covid hospital”, said a health official.

The elder brother said, “When I was informed about the matter, I have stopped taking medicine. But, my younger brother who was actually tested positive has been left in home quarantine. I don’t know what will be the effect of this mistake”.

The district health department authorities denied commenting on this matter.