<p>A man detained under the National Security Act (NSA), who had recently tested <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> positive, escaped from a hospital here on Sunday while undergoing treatment, an official said.</p>.<p>He escaped when he and other patients were being shifted to a super-specialty facility in the medical college and hospital, District Collector Bharat Yadav said.</p>.<p>This person and three others had been detained under the NSA for attacking health workers and police in Indore. They had been shifted from a jail in Indore to Jabalpur, he said.</p>.<p>The detainee had tested coronavirus positive on April 11, Yadav said.</p>.<p>Jabalpur Superintendent S P Amit Singh said that following his escape, a search has been launched and a cash reward of Rs 10,000 announced for any information leading to his arrest.</p>.<p>"All the check posts have been informed about the escaped detainee," he said.</p>.<p>Another police official said that they have circulated his photo on social media so that people can easily identify him and alert the authorities.</p>.<p>Yadav appealed to the people to inform the police as soon as they spot the patient.</p>
<p>A man detained under the National Security Act (NSA), who had recently tested <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> positive, escaped from a hospital here on Sunday while undergoing treatment, an official said.</p>.<p>He escaped when he and other patients were being shifted to a super-specialty facility in the medical college and hospital, District Collector Bharat Yadav said.</p>.<p>This person and three others had been detained under the NSA for attacking health workers and police in Indore. They had been shifted from a jail in Indore to Jabalpur, he said.</p>.<p>The detainee had tested coronavirus positive on April 11, Yadav said.</p>.<p>Jabalpur Superintendent S P Amit Singh said that following his escape, a search has been launched and a cash reward of Rs 10,000 announced for any information leading to his arrest.</p>.<p>"All the check posts have been informed about the escaped detainee," he said.</p>.<p>Another police official said that they have circulated his photo on social media so that people can easily identify him and alert the authorities.</p>.<p>Yadav appealed to the people to inform the police as soon as they spot the patient.</p>