China-returned student admitted to Odisha hospital for suspected coronavirus

February 03, 2020 16:42

In a second case of suspected coronavirus in Odisha, a woman pursuing medical studies in China, has been admitted in a government hospital in Cuttack. The woman was admitted at SCB Medical college and hospital, Cuttack, on Sunday with fever, a symptom associated with novel coronavirus, officials said.

Along with her husband, she had come to Odisha from Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak in the neighbouring country on January 19 to attend a marriage function. She was lodged in a separate ward of the hospital, an official said, adding her condition is stable.

This is the second such case in the state after another medical student from Phulbani, who returned from China, was admitted in the same hospital on January 31. He had developed cold and cough after returning from from China on January 11.

SCBMCH emergency officer Dr B N Maharana said, "The condition of the patient is stable. We have kept her in an isolated ward after she developed fever. Her husband is currently under surveillance.

"As she came from Wuhan city, we are giving her priority," the officer said, adding that her swab and blood samples will be sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV) at Pune for tests. -- PTI

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