A 30-year-old diabetes patient has had a sore throat and cough for the past few days. He took medicines from a local doctor. He lives in the same locality and used the same public toilet as the six people who have contracted Coronavirus.

"I told doctors at the camp about my discomfort," Durg Vijay Yadav told mid-day. "Doctors told me there is no need for a test and to take the same medicines given by my doctor. When I insisted on a COVID-19 test, the doctor said if I get tested, me and my entire family will be sent to quarantine right after the test. I got scared and left." "We made announcements about the camp so people who have cough, cold and a sore throat can get tested. But many were sent back by the doctors saying they don't need the test. Most of them live where the infected patients do," said resident Sirajuddin Ansari.

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"We have quarantined those whose swab was taken, not the entire family. On Tuesday, we took swabs of 16 people. The camp also had sufficient kits," said an official from the R South ward.

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