24 more Kuwait-returnees test +ve; Bhopal count 1046

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Bhopal:  20.05.2020

On Tuesday, 24 more people — who returned to India from Kuwait — tested positive for Covid-19, said health department. In all, 48 of the 234 passengers have tested positive. The plane had landed in Indore and the passengers are quarantined in Bhopal at 3EME Centre at Bairagarh.

The first batch of 18 passengers tested positive one Saturday. Since then, 30 more have tested positive. Most of them are hospitalised at Chirayu Medical College and others at Gandhi Medical College, according to district admiration sources.

When contacted, district health department officials did not comment increase in Covid-19 among the passengers. According to passenger accounts, they tested negative for Covid-19 twice before their departure and boarding a flight back to India. All are under mandatory quarantine for 14 days. These passengers are from Kerala, Telangana, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Punjab. One person is from Madhya Pradesh.

Meanwhile, Bhopal reported 16 more cases on Tuesday. The total number of positive patients in the state capital has touched 1,046. Among them, 632 have recovered and there are 375 active Covid-19 cases. 68 people were added to the recovery list on Tuesday going by health department bulletin. Cases were reported from Jehangirabad and Ashoka Garden area.

Three who have recovered also donated their blood for ongoing clinical trial of convalescent plasma for Covid-19 at Gandhi Medical College .

Traffic signals are operational in Bhopal again due to the increased vehicular movement during lockdown 4.0