nagpur a 42yearold multipurpose worker mpw working with the public health department has alleged that aiims nagpur has refused to admit him though he tested positive again and has mild symptoms since last one week the mpw also claimed he has been reinfectedaiims covid authorities ruled out any reinfection unless clinically proven and said they followed icmr maharashtra government and health ministry guidelinesthe mpw had first tested positive on may 21 in the line of duty while assisting a 42yearold doctor at a quarantine centre the doctor too tested positive again and has been admitted at a ccc the mpw said both of them had insisted on a second test when they were being discharged from aiims in june first week but the doctors told us that the protocol had changed and there was no need to test again we were discharged in 10 days and also assured that we wont be reinfected ever in life he saidbesides these two health workers there are some more cases in which recovered patients have tested positive again in the cityyet the health authorities havent brought them under any study or called them as confirmed reinfection casesdr rajashree khot in charge of covid team at aiims nagpur said they are not hesitating in admitting needy patients we are following clinical guidelines as per icmr maharashtra government and healthy ministry if any patient doesnt fit the norms we cant allot an oxygen bed as it may deprive a needy patient she saiddr khot who is associate professor in general medicine said there is no concrete evidence about reinfection in city as per available data a patient may test positive for 3 to 6 months she saidicmr realized a patient remains positive till six months due to dead virus in body an asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic covid patient is infectious for an average of 10 days and a severelyill patient for 20 days she said so if they are clinically cured then there is no need of testing again no one is retested now there is no chance of reinfection for at least 3 to 4 months because of immunity unless we get concrete evidence it cant be said a patient is reinfected she said