55 primary contacts of the two Bhutanese in Kolkata test negative
November 30th, 2020
Health ministry officials, as of last night, have traced and tested about 55 primary contacts of the 47-year-old patient and another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kolkata, India.
The contacts include 35 staff at the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) hospital in Lungtenphug and nine family members of the 47-year-old patient. He was admitted at the RBA hospital since last month. Eleven primary contacts of the 55-year-old man who was escorting a patient were also tested.
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