With the novel coronavirus COVID-19) spreading its wings across the globe rapidly, one more suspected case of the deadly virus was reported in Malkangiri district of Odisha.
The suspect has been advised by doctors to be under home quarantine following primary treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital.
Sources said that the COVID-19 suspect had recently returned to the State from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple in Kolkata. He is suspected to have come in contact with foreign nationals during his stay at the ISKCON temple.
Notably, all the persons suspected for coronavirus have been discharged from hospitals in the State after they tested negative for the virus.
In India, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has increased to 62 so far. The turmoil continues to widen across the world with 4,300 deaths and more than 1 lakh cases in 119 countries as of March 11.