Srinagar: The ten year old boy, who tested positive for coronavirus at SKIMS hospital here in Srinagar on 31 March, was declared negative by the Hospital authorities on Wednesday, the family informed KINS.
Confirming the development, his Father said that he was told by the hospital authorities that the final test report of his child has been found to be negative. “Today everyone was relieved in our family when his test reports came out to be negative.” he said.
“The doctors will take a call whether he will continue to be in isolation ward as precautionary measures or will be put in quarantine” he added.
Medical superintendent SKIMS Dr Farooq Jan also confirmed KINS that the boy has been tested negative.
His all family members were already tested negative at SKIMS. He said that his sample was also retested yesterday which also came to be negative again.
According to the father of the boy, a Jamaat member in Srinagar had hugged his son on March 21.
“My son for at least a week had shown no symptoms. Then suddenly he complained of high fever on March 28 and accordingly he was admitted in SKIMS where his test was reported positive for coronavirus,” he had told KINS.