Putting an end to all speculation related to coronavirus, state government on Wednesday claimed that not a single person has been found affected by the virus in Chhattisgarh so far.
Health department officials informed that blood samples of people who had recently returned from China and were having flu-cold like symptoms were tested and no one was found positive.
“Health department appealed the residents of the state not to pay heed to hoaxes and baseless news,” health department officials stated in an official press release.
The department has however asked the residents of the state to be aware of coronavirus. Its symptoms are high fever, cough and problem in breathing. It can lead to pneumonia or kidney failure in few patients and can turn fatal. There are no vaccines available for coronavirus, they said.
Doctors have suggested not to go to those nations who are currently facing coronavirus outbreak and pay attention on personal hygiene like washing hands on regular interval with soaps and covering mouth while sneezing or coughing. Information about nations facing coronavirus outbreak is available on the website of World Health Organization (WHO) www.who.int.