Ahmad Nabi
LANDI KOTAL: A local person, suspected of COVID 19 effectee was affirmed free of coronavirus after conducting tests in police hospital Peshawar.
It is important to state that last late night hour health and administrative officials on information that one SherZareen, resident of Shiekhmal Khel, Landi Kotal who had fled from hospital in Lahore was took into custody in suspection of coronavirus patient and shifted him to police hospital, Peshawar for examination, however he was declared free of COVID 19.
Additional Assistant Commissioner, LandiKotalShamsul Islam while confirming it on Tuesday said that thoroughly examination and other necessary tests of the suspected were carried out in police hospital, Peshawar and according to the laboratory result he was negative coronavirus and discharged of the health center. The whole village that had been made quarantine for the villagers was given up after the case was pronounced negative.
He said that as per directive of the provincial government partial lock down would be further extended to one week and the officials regularly patrolling in the area to convince residents to follow anti-coronavirus spreading precautionary measures. All picnic sites and shops inside various villages that attracted rush were suspended for visitors and asked them to stay at their homes.
Meanwhile extra equipment were supplied to headquarter hospital, LandiKotal to tackle emergency situation. It is worth mentioning here that so far 903 and 38 COVID 19 positive cases have been reported in Pakistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa respectively while the health department has confirmed 07 deaths in the country.
