A chef who has recently returned from China was admitted at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh on Sunday with symptoms of flu.
The hospital authorities are treating the patient, a 38-year-old male from Tehri as a suspected case of Coronavirus and have kept him in isolation under the observation of doctors.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of AIIMS, Rishikesh, Prakash Thapliyal said that the patient had worked as Chef in Shanghai City of China from last ten years.
“He was presented with complaints of fever and sore throat from last two days. He has come back from China on January 5 this year. He has no history of visit to crowded market places, fish or meat market and no history of contact with any known sick persons there. None of his family members fell sick after his arrival here in Tehri Garhwal,’’ he said.
The sample of the suspected patient has been collected and would be sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune.
On Saturday, a Yoga instructor has recently returned back from Wuhan city of China also visited the hospital and he was advised by the doctors to remain in isolation.
Following the advisory issued by the Union Government, the State health department is kept in state of alert.
The teams of the department are keeping watch over all transit points on Indo Nepal border and on airports. Special alert is sounded along the border areas with Nepal because one case of Coronavirus has been reported from that country.
The symptoms of the Coronavirus include incessant fever, cough, irritation in throat, difficulty in breathing and pneumonia.
The first infections were detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan and traced back to a wild animal and fish market. The virus is now spreading through human to human contact.
The medical experts advice that people should cover their mouth and face while sneezing and should wash their hands and face regularly to prevent spread of the disease.
They opine that people should avoid going to crowded places and refrain from shaking hands with others and those suffering from fever and cough should immediately take medical advice.