The Vice President of Uttarakhand, Surya Kant Dhasmana has been kept in isolation after he allegedly visited the ward where the Coronavirus affected patient is kept in the Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital.
The Congress leader had gone to GDMC hospital to take stock of the situation on Monday.
It is learnt that he went inside the ward where the patient of the disease was kept. This action of his prompted the administration to put him in isolation.
Meanwhile, politics has started on the decision of the administration to put Dhasmana in isolation. Senior Congress leader Jot Singh Bisht said that the administration is adopting double standards in dealing with the situation. “From Congress, Dhasmana visited the hospital and he was wearing double masks.
BJP leader Khajan Das also visited the hospital but administration decided to put only Dhasmana in isolation,’’ he said. Meanwhile in a statement, Dhasmana said that he has decided to remain in isolation for next 14 days.
He however added that he had worn double masks during his visit to the hospital and had sanitized himself properly.Dhasmana said that he found no responsible officer or team of medical experts inside the hospital.