Noida: Two coronavirus patients who were discharged, readmitted in hospital

Two people who had tested negative for coronavirus and were discharged from a hospital in Greater Noida last week were readmitted after another test turned out to be positive, officials said on Monday.

However, yet another test conducted after they were re-admitted turned out to be negative, officials said.

The patients were discharged on Thursday and re-admitted to the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida on Saturday, according to Health Department officials.

As per the protocol, any patient is discharged only after they have been in isolation for 14 days, show no signs or symptoms of coronavirus, have a normal x-ray report and result negative in two consecutive COVID-19 tests done at a gap of 24 hours, an official said.

However. in this case, another test was conducted while the patient was getting discharged which turned out to be positive, the official said