Please don’t disturb us, says H1N1+ couple
It has been a harrowing day for the Pune-returned couple, who, as per the Government Medical College (GMC), Nagpur, carried the swine flu
virus. More so, after their names appeared in some vernacular dailies and that they were untraceable. The 23-year-old wife told TOI on Thursday said that people viewed them with a lot of apprehension.
“Every now and then, someone or the other peep through the window to check what we are doing. This is not only an intrusion into our privacy, but is very demeaning,” she said.
TOI has been deliberately avoided mentioning the names of the H1N1 positive patients to protect their privacy. That they have not gone into hiding was amply proved when TOI reporters found the couple safely ensconced in their home on Wednesday itself. She said that although the couple did not receive the test report, stop disturbing us,” he pleaded. On the other hand, Dr Dongaonkar told TOI that although this couple visited GMC, they had refused to be admitted to the hospital, saying that they had completed a full course of antibiotics earlier.
This, actually, is a far cry from the third patient, a young man who came to the GMC on Thursday with his parents, and got himself admitted for a full, five-day course of antibiotics.
His parents also gave their samples for testing and have been instructed on how to quarantine themselves at home. they were informed by the GMCH dean about their status. “The dean, Dr Dipti Dongaonkar, told us of our condition. We, on our own, had gone to the hospital on Thursday and have been given three days’ dosage of Tamiflu.
Dr Dongaonkar told us that we did not require to be hospitalised,” she said. On Thursday, in a telephonic conversation with TOI, the 26-yearold husband said, “Everyone in our family is safe and no one has been found positive for the swine flu virus. Please make sure that you communicate this to all, so that theystop disturbing us,” he pleaded. On the other hand, Dr Dongaonkar told TOI that although this couple visited GMC, they had refused to be admitted to the hospital, saying that they had completed a full course of antibiotics earlier.
This, actually, is a far cry from the third patient, a young man who came to the GMC on Thursday with his parents, and got himself admitted for a full, five-day course of antibiotics. His parents also gave their samples for testing and have been instructed on how to quarantine themselves at home.
It has been a harrowing day for the Pune-returned couple, who, as per the Government Medical College (GMC), Nagpur, carried the swine flu
virus. More so, after their names appeared in some vernacular dailies and that they were untraceable. The 23-year-old wife told TOI on Thursday said that people viewed them with a lot of apprehension.
“Every now and then, someone or the other peep through the window to check what we are doing. This is not only an intrusion into our privacy, but is very demeaning,” she said.
TOI has been deliberately avoided mentioning the names of the H1N1 positive patients to protect their privacy. That they have not gone into hiding was amply proved when TOI reporters found the couple safely ensconced in their home on Wednesday itself. She said that although the couple did not receive the test report, stop disturbing us,” he pleaded. On the other hand, Dr Dongaonkar told TOI that although this couple visited GMC, they had refused to be admitted to the hospital, saying that they had completed a full course of antibiotics earlier.
This, actually, is a far cry from the third patient, a young man who came to the GMC on Thursday with his parents, and got himself admitted for a full, five-day course of antibiotics.
His parents also gave their samples for testing and have been instructed on how to quarantine themselves at home. they were informed by the GMCH dean about their status. “The dean, Dr Dipti Dongaonkar, told us of our condition. We, on our own, had gone to the hospital on Thursday and have been given three days’ dosage of Tamiflu.
Dr Dongaonkar told us that we did not require to be hospitalised,” she said. On Thursday, in a telephonic conversation with TOI, the 26-yearold husband said, “Everyone in our family is safe and no one has been found positive for the swine flu virus. Please make sure that you communicate this to all, so that theystop disturbing us,” he pleaded. On the other hand, Dr Dongaonkar told TOI that although this couple visited GMC, they had refused to be admitted to the hospital, saying that they had completed a full course of antibiotics earlier.
This, actually, is a far cry from the third patient, a young man who came to the GMC on Thursday with his parents, and got himself admitted for a full, five-day course of antibiotics. His parents also gave their samples for testing and have been instructed on how to quarantine themselves at home.