A youth from Sundargarh district with suspected coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was admitted to the VIMSAR, Burla on Tuesday.
As per reports, the youth who returned from South Korea recently would undergo a medical checkup at the hospital.
Dr Sudarsan Pothal of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine of VIMSAR informed that the youth would be kept under observation for seven days at the special coronavirus isolation ward. Requisite samples of the youth would be sent to Bhubaneswar and outside the State for tests. The youth would be allowed leave the hospital only after getting the test reports.
Sources said the youth accompanied by a medical team was brought to the hospital by a special vehicle.