Four of Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa’s close associates have succeeded in defeating Corona, who earlier tested positive, were discharged on Friday. They were put under observation at the isolation ward in Fortis hospital.
The four persons, including a 9-year-old child, have been discharged from the hospital.
Dr HP Singh, medical director of the hospital, said the four patients have recovered and were discharged.
Three of them were relatives of Darshan Singh Raagi, who was a close contact of Padma Shri Hazoori Ragi of Harmandir Sahib, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, who died of Covid.
Those recovered and discharged are Darshan Singh’s wife Sukhbir Kaur, his son Palwinderpal Singh and grandson Taanbir Singh.
Bhai Darshan Singh is yet to be released as his final reports were awaited. The fourth patient discharged from hospital was Gurmit Kaur, Khalsa’s aunt. Dr HP Singh said the reports of four patients who were discharged on Friday came negative twice.
On the occasion Deputy Commissioner Shivdular Singh Dhillon rushed to the hospital to extend his best wishes.
“We are happy that you have returned home healthy and will be a ray of hope for all the patients of Covid 19, that if Corona happens, there is no need to be afraid, it can be defeated,” he said.
The director of the hospital, Dr. H. P. Singh also wished good luck to all on their discharge from the hospital and also conveyed the message to the general public that there is a need to be aware of Corona, not to be afraid.