Three persons, including a minor girl from Lithuania, were on Saturday suspected of being infected with the coronavirus at two separate places in the State. They were later admitted to hospitals for screening.
The girl was admitted to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). She had arrived in Puri around two weeks back on a tour with her family, which stayed in a hotel. Apparently, she complained of cold and cough followed by fever. The family panicked and took her to a private hospital at Mochi Sahi for a checkup where doctors suspected symptoms of COVID-19 in her.
The family immediately shifted the girl to the DHH. As per the latest information, she would be transferred to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack after preliminary tests.
Earlier in the day, a couple from Chikiti in Ganjam district suspected with the killer virus was admitted to the MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur and their samples were sent for test. The husband was working in Abu Dhabi and returned to India on March 11. On arriving at the Visakhapatnam airport, he underwent a screening. However, the reports were found negative.
After reaching his house, the man and his wife started complaining of cough and fever. Suspecting corona, the two visited MKCG Hospital. However, the doctor treating them claimed that the couple is suffering from pneumonia and there are no symptoms of COVID-19. However, their samples were again sent to Bhubaneswar for examination.