Bored Covid-19 patients go on a drive, nabbed and sent to hospital in Karimnagar

Policemen manning a checkpost were flummoxed to learn that despite all the publicity about isolation of coronavirus affected persons, two motorists had ventured out on their own disregarding the possibility of them spreading the virus.

Karimnagar: A corona positive person got fed up with boredom during his home isolation period and went on a drive around the city, while another covid-19 positive person ventured out on a motorcycle to buy medicines for himself in Karimnagar town on Saturday. Policemen manning a checkpost were flummoxed to learn that despite all the publicity about isolation of coronavirus affected persons, these two motorists had ventured out on their own disregarding the possibility of them spreading the virus.

The two corona positive persons have now been shifted to the Government general hospital on Saturday. The two motorcyclists were nabbed during checking in separate incidents near Naka Chowk during vehicle checking at after lockdown relaxation. Police flagged down a two wheeler and on questioning, the motorist informed that he had tested positive for the virus a few days ago and had ventured out as he was bored in his house.

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Within ten minutes, policemen found another person, who claimed to have come out to purchase medicines. When policemen checked the prescriptions he was carrying, they learnt that he was found infected with the virus four days ago.

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