Doctor arrested for escaping from Coronavirus quarantine centre
As the doctor was missing at the quarantine centre, a complaint was filed at Porompat police station by the authorities against the doctor.;
Imphal - A doctor, who was directed by the health authorities to stay in the quarantine centre after he had come in contact with a COVID-19 patient, was arrested by the police for escaping from the facility recently. A complaint has been filed against the doctor.
According to PTI, the doctor, a consultant at the Peace Hospital and Research Institute (PHRI) at Imphal's Porompat area had treated a Tablighi Jamaat returnee, who later tested positive for COVID-19.
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The state government directed the doctor and the staff of PHRI to go for quarantine at the government quarantine centre here as per protocol, the official said.
On April 5, a team led by the State Nodal Officer (Quarantine) went for physical inspection of the people in the quarantine centre and found that the doctor was missing, a statement issued by Director of Health Services, K Rajo Singh said.
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