Kollam: Kollam DMO in dealing with monkeypox Serious failure of the office. There was an error in the route map originally released on behalf of the patient. The DMO said that the patient was admitted to Paripally Medical College, Kollam from a private hospital. Information provided by the office. But the patient is undergoing treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. And two people in the patient’s primary contact list could not be traced.
Monkey pox was confirmed in Kollam native who came from UAE. The 35-year-old, who arrived at the Thiruvananthapuram airport from the UAE on the 12th, was first admitted to a private hospital in Kollam and from there to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College. The confirmation was received on Thursday evening that the sample sent to the Institute of Virology in Pune for testing was positive.
However, in a press release issued by the District Information Officer yesterday evening, D.M.O. It was informed that the person who was diagnosed with the disease had gone to Paripally Medical College. The DMO said that the sample was collected from there and sent to the lab in Pune by air. given by DMO is primarily concerned with gathering information and finding out where the patient has gone. It is clear that the office has suffered a massive failure.
Meanwhile, two people in the primary contact list of the patient could not be found. This person went to a private hospital in Kollam in an auto. The driver of this auto could not be found. The taxi driver who went from the private hospital to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College has also not been found. The health department officials share that if they go out and walk, there is a possibility of spreading the disease. The health department has seriously failed in this regard.