nA day after the Haryana Government declared coronavirus an epidemic, a 29-year-old woman in Gurugram tested positive for the dreaded disease on Saturday. This is the third confirmed case of the deadly contagious disease. The woman had recently returned after a vacation in Malaysia. A report was sent to Delhi which confirmed the coronavirus infection.
"She is receiving appropriate treatment and has been admitted in the hospital. We have sent her sample to Institute of Biological at Pune for more confirmation,”said a health official.
The district health department on Saturday designated SGT medical college as a quarantine centre which has around 300 beds as a precautionary measure in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The department is also planning to prepare 500 beds in an isolation centre at Sector-9 PG collage.
"We have quarantine wards in Sector-10 hospital and tied up with private hospitals in the city for carrying out quarantine procedures,”said Dr JS Punia, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Gurugram.
On the other hand, the Gurugram district administration has already been issued an advisory for the protection of the Coronavirus and also issued helpline numbers and has set up 20-bed and 10-bed isolation wards at sector 10 civil hospital and polyclinic at sector 31, respectively.
"We have adequate testing kits, tissues at both the government-run hospitals and patients will be treated by the dedicated team of doctors,”Punia said.
Apart from this the two helpline numbers launched by the health department in Gurugram last week for queries on coronavirus, are receiving "between 200 and 250 calls”on a daily basis over the past week.
Amid a public scare in the wake of coronavirus cases reported in the country, residents in upscale residential localities and schools in Gurugram are taking the precautionary measure to tackle the situation.
"The virus is affecting the lungs and causing breathing issues. Anyone suffering from coughs and fever, along with breathing difficulties, should seek medical attention immediately. Besides, pregnant women should exercise caution both inside and outside the house in terms of maintaining personal hygiene.
"Avoid close proximity with anyone showing flu-like symptoms. Avoid contact with animals, unless vaccinated pets and also avoid crowded public places such as markets and cover your face while sneezing or coughing, or anybody near you is sneezing or coughing,”said Dr Neeru Mehra, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Miracles Mediclinic & Apollo Cradle Hospital.