In Maharashtra: 10 under observation
Mumbai: Ten persons are under observation at hospitals in Mumbai, Pune and Nanded for possible exposure to novel coronavirus while there is no confirmed case of the infection in the State, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday.
As many as 4,600 passengers have been screened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here since January 19. A total of 27 persons are under observation in the State, he said.
As a precautionary measure, ten of them have been quarantined -- six at Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai, three at Pune’s Naidu Hospital and another at a hospital in Nanded, he said.
In Kerala: 806 people under observation, 10 in isolation wards
Thiruvananthapuram: At least 806 people who returned from China over the past few days are under observation in Kerala for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus, Health officials said on Wednesday.
Out of the total of 806 people, 173 had arrived in the State on Wednesday. While ten of them are under observation in isolation wards at various hospitals across the State, the remaining are under home quarantine.
In Manipur: Woman kept under watch
Imphal: A Manipuri woman, who recently visited a South East Asian country, has been kept under observation at her residence by personnel of the State Health Services, after she developed symptoms “similar” to those caused by the deadly coronavirus. She has mild fever and running nose since Monday, an official said, adding the woman is being treated at her home in Imphal West district.
In Gujarat: No case so far, airport screening in place
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Government has put in place a screening facility at Ahmedabad airport to detect possible cases of coronavirus and also set up an isolation ward in a civil hospital here to treat patients suspected of contracting the infection, officials said on Wednesday. The State Government said it has stepped up efforts to bring back students from Gujarat, who are currently studying in China, following their appeal to the authorities to evacuate them at the earliest.
In Arunachal: Takes step to check possible outbreak via border haat
Itanagar: The authorities have issued an advisory to the Changlang district administration asking it for taking preventive measures to stop the possible spread of coronavirus through goods on sale at a border haat. The focus is on the Pangsau Pass Border
Haat in Changlang district, which is close to Myanmar as well as southern China, as the deadly virus could be spread through goods sold to Indian customers
In Rajasthan: Man with symptoms tests negative, 18 others too fine
Jaipur: A man, who was found with symptoms of coronavirus here, tested negative and 18 other suspects in Rajasthan were also in good health, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said on Wednesday. Blood sample of the man, who was admitted to the Isolation Ward of the SMS Hospital, was sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for examination, he said, adding that the second sample would be taken according to the prescribed norms.
In Karnataka: four Chinese nationals quarantined in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Family Health and Welfare Department has quarantined four Chinese nationals in the city, as part of coronavirus preventive measures, an official said on Wednesday. “Doctors are visiting the Chinese nationals every day, currently lodged in a hotel. They are under observation,” the department’s Communicable Diseases wing joint director, BT Prakash Kumar told IANS. In addition to the Chinese, the doctors are also observing two more Bengalureans.
In Tamil Nadu: State to monitor passengers from China for 28 days
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Government will monitor the health condition of those returning from China for 28 days to see whether they are affected by Coronavirus, said a senior official in Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. He said passengers coming from Chine and landing in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Trichy airports are monitored and their details are being collected.