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Over 84 samples of Covid-19 suspects were collected today and among these samples, one belong to a Srinagar youth detained under Public Safety Act in Srinagar Central Jail.

Well placed sources told KNT that over 84 samples of Covid-19 suspects lodged in different quarantine centres were collected at JLNM Rainawari Hospital Srinagar and sent to Chest Disease Hospital for testing.

Sources added that among these 84 suspects one is a PSA detunue lodged at Srinagar Central Jail.

A doctor at JLNM Hospital confirmed to KNT that the samples of a Srinagar youth lodged at Srinagar Central Jail under Public Safety Act were collected for testing. He said that youth is not a Covid-19 patient but as a precautionary measure his samples were taken after he developed symptoms of fever and cold. (KNT)