- India’s first female captain was rushed to the Infectious Diseases & Beliaghata General Hospital in Kolkata after she developed cough and fever. She is currently in the isolation ward and under observation.
- A doctor from the hospital said that her swab samples are currently getting tested at the laboratories while she is being kept in isolation.
- The woman, who joined the KoPT in 2011, also received the Nari Shakti Award from President Ram Nath Kovind in March 2019.
- No patient has been detected with Covid-19 from Kolkata till date.
The country’s first woman maritime pilot was admitted to the ID and BG Hospital in Kolkata with fever and cough on March 17, reports Hindustan Times.
She was kept in the quarantine ward for observation and her swab samples sent for COVID-19 test.
Condition stable
Hospital Medical Superintendent-cum-Vice President Ashish Manna said currently her condition is stable. “We have sent her swab for testing. We will be able to comment further only after the report comes in.”
The pilot recently travelled to Sri Lanka and complained of breathing problem and fever after coming back to Kolkata on March 17. She was first taken to the Kolkata Port Trust Hospital in New Alipore where doctors referred her to the ID and BG Hospital for further treatment.
One of the doctors treating the pilot said they are waiting for her swab test results and it would be incorrect to assume it is related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Award winning Captain
Last year, President Ram Nath Kovind had honoured the pilot with the ‘Nari Shakti‘ award.
The woman had joined the Kolkata Port Trust in 2011 as a trainee and became a Hooghly River pilot seven years later.
She had finished her B.E in Marine Technology from Birla Institute of Technology in Ranchi.
Insurance policies from Bengal government
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the state government will extend the closure of all educational institutions till April 15. The state government also allocated Rs 200 crore to fight the pandemic on March 17.
The Bengal government announced insurance policies worth Rs 5,00,000 each for 10 lakh health workers who will be involved in tackling COVID-19.
“So far, nearly 3.24 lakh people have been screened and 5,590 kept under watch. No positive cases have been reported in Bengal,” she said. Six people are currently in isolation in hospitals and 1,977 under home surveillance.
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Source: Hindustan Times
