Woman booked for escaping from Covid ward in Chandigarh
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A 30-year-old woman, admitted to the Covid-19 ward, was booked for escaping from the Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh.
A 30-year-old woman, admitted to the Covid-19 ward, was booked for escaping from the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Monday.
The woman was admitted to the Covid-19 ward along with her newborn child after testing positive for coronavirus on January 22.
"The woman from Barodhi village in Mohali was admitted to the Covid-19 ward on January 22. The woman left the hospital on January 24 along with her two-day-old son without any intimation and thus disobeying the quarantine guidelines," Dr Abhishek, emergency medical officer, GMCH, told police, as reported by the Hindustan Times.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code as well as under the Disaster Management Act.
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