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Tripura reports 2nd COVID-19 case

Apr 11, 2020, 00:54 IST
PTI
Agartala, Apr 10 () A 32-year-old man testedpositive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Friday, taking the totalnumber of such cases in the state to two, Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb said.

The man, who is from Madhya Pradesh, is presentlystaying at Damcherra in North Tripura district, he said.

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He has travelled in a train along with the state'sfirst COVID-19 patient, chief minister said.

"Alert! One more #COVID19 positive case in Tripura hasbeen confirmed, taking the total number to 02.

"The patient is 32 years old male from Madhya Pradeshand currently staying at Damcherra and has travelled alongwith the last COVID19 positive patient in train," Deb said ina Facebook post.

Tripura reported its first case on Monday when a 44-year-old woman from Udaipur town in Gomati district had testedpositive for coronavirus.

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The chief minister appealed to people not to panic asthe government is talking all measures to contain the spreadof the disease.

"Dont panic, we are taking all possible measures tokeep everyone secure. Stay home stay safe and cooperate withgovernment," the CM's social media post reads.

Meanwhile, the state government earmarked buildings intwo of its state-run hospitals to set up dedicated facilitiesfor treatment of coronavirus patients.

Health secretary Debashish Basu said the stategovernment has decided to notify NTI building of Indira GandhiMemorial (IGM) Hospital Complex as "dedicated COVID healthcentre".

Similarly, the NTH-2 block of Agartala GovernmentMedical College (AGMC) was also notified as exclusivefacility for treatment of patients infected with the dreadedvirus.

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According to latest reports, 844 people are currentlyunder quarantine in the state while 685 of them are in homeisolation. JOYBDC BDC

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