A case was registered against a COVID-19 patient, who had allegedly escaped from a facility in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city, and brought back after nearly 24 hours, an official said today.
A 30-year-old patient admitted at a COVID-19 care centre at a hospital and gave a slip to the medical staff and managed to escape on Tuesday, sub-inspector Kamlesh Choudhary of a police station in Gujarat said.
"The patient was admitted to the facility on June 3 and escaped on Tuesday evening. A doctor from the centre lodged an FIR against him last night," the official said.
A medical team brought the escapee back after nearly 24 hours, he added.
An offence has been lodged against the man under section of Indian Penal Code and section 3 (to disobey order) of the Epidemic Diseases Act, he said.
The COVID-19 care centres are set up to monitor the condition of asymptomatic patients and those who have mild symptoms of the disease.
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