Covid-19 tests of 2 men from Mumbai, Thane come positive and negative in 24 hrs

In these panicky coronavirus times two persons from Mumbai and Thane this week got weird shockers on their Covid19 infection status from a government lab two private labs of the same company and status on the Centres portalWithin hours after they underwent their RTPCR tests the two jittery men were declared as both Covid19 Negative and Positive playing havoc with their lives families neighbourhood offices and travel plansOn Monday a Mumbai realtor Vijay P Agarwal 58 of Malad who had to step out for some meetings routinely checked his status on the Centres Aarogya Setu portal and was aghast to find himself mentioned as PositiveI immediately shut myself in my room in selfisolation and underwent the RTPCR test from the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation BMC centre near my house to confirm my infection status Yesterday Jan 11 the BMC test came out Negative creating further confusion Agarwal fumedA Thane resident KG 40 who was due to fly to the Arabian Gulf last week has narrated a similar harrowing experience this weekLike any lawabiding citizen he underwent the preflight mandatory RTPCR test at a reputed private lab and was relieved to find it as Negative so he made preparations for his flight the next day January 3That day when I went to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport I was asked to do another RTPCR test Shockingly that report came Positive and I could not board the flight rued K G declining to reveal his full identity apprehending reprisalsStrangely both the test results received within a gap of barely 24 hours were conducted by the same lab at their Thane branch and at the CSMIAWhile Agarwal who has several heartrelated comorbidities has recently taken the first jab of Covid19 vaccine and is awaiting the second dose after around 45 days KG was fully vaxxed a few months ago on account of his frequent foreign travelsAfter facing flak at home and the neighbourhood for the megascare Agarwal has shot off an email to Aarogya Setu authorities seeking an explanation for their misleading status against his name but no response has been receivedAs far as KG is concerned he cooled his heels under home isolation for a week underwent another RTPCR test which came Positive on Tuesday and his foreign travel plans have been further nixedDemanding action the duo slammed the lab authorities for the sheer negligence leading to such contradictory RTPCR test reports which create upheavals in the lives of the victims with their scared families neighbours and others shunning or boycotting them completelyFor instance KG mentioned how he is forced to rely on some friends to even send him his daily meals by a helper for the past 10 days and the coming few days till he hopefully tests Negative in a reliable RTPCR report to enable him resume his international travel plansThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever