Daijiworld Media Network - Chikkamagaluru (MS)
Chikkamagaluru, Jul 26: People of the distict are expressing their unhappiness with the health department as the coronavirus test reports of deceased patients have been arriving a week after their funeral rites.
The report of two people of Koppa taluk of the district, who died eight and six days ago respectively, has arrived too late, triggering anger among the locals.
On July 14, a 60-year-old Melinapete resident, who was suffering from kidney disease had undergone coronavirus test at Koppa hospital. He died on the same day at Nanjappa hospital of Shivamogga. But his test report, which was positive, came eight days after his cremation.
A 70-year-old elderly person, a resident under the limits of Bintravalli gram panchayat had given swab sample for coronavirus test on July 14. He died on July 16. It is said that he was suffering from asthma. His report, which came six days later, confirmed that he had contracted the virus.
Now the people who were part of the final rites ceremonies of both the deceased are concerned that they might have contracted the infection. It has become a challenge for the health department to identify all the people who took part in the final rites. The officials have requested the people who participated in the cremation of both the deceased persons to come for testing voluntarily.
Wife and daughter of the 60-year-old man who died of kidney ailment have tested positive for coronavirus infection. In Kalasa, 14 people of one family had given swab sample for coronavirus test. Out of this, four people have received their reports and have tested positive. The rest of the reports came after 15 days, which were also positive. Irked by this, people of Kalasa had expressed their disappointment with the health department.
Similar incidents have taken place at Chikkamagaluru and Kadur. Now the people are urging the government to give the report as soon as possible, at least in the case of people who are deceased.
The state government has already directed the concerned to issue test reports within 72 hours of the swab test.