Kolkata: A 32-year-old Thailand national, suspected to be suffering from Coronavirus, died in a private hospital here on Monday. Hospital sources said the woman was admitted to the hospital at 11 p.m. on January 21 and transferred to the ICU with stomach problem, nausea and fever. She left Thailand in late November and also visited […]
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Health Ministry accelerates efforts to keep nCoV at bay
New Delhi: In the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China with Wuhan being the epicentre of the disease, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has accelerated its efforts to prevent the disease from entering India. Health Secretary Preeti Sudan reviewed preparedness of the concerned ministries, departments and states regarding coronavirus. Sudan […]
Suspected Chinese coronavirus patient in Kolkata hospital
Kolkata: A Chinese national, suspected to be suffering from coronavirus, has been admitted in the state-run Infectious Diseases Hospital here. She has been kept at the isolation ward. A state Health Department team examined 28-year-old Hu Mai. Later, Director of Health Education, Debsish Bhattacharya said she was stable. It is learnt that Hu Mai had […]
India finds it hard to assess number of citizens stuck in Wuhan
New Delhi/Beijing: India is finding it hard to assess the exact number of Indians stranded in central China’s Wuhan city which has been placed under a lockdown, following the outbreak of the contagious novel coronavirus. The death toll in China due to the 2019-nCoV has increased to 80 and around 3,000 people have tested positive […]
Suspected coronavirus patient in Jaipur kept in isolation
Jaipur: The suspected case of coronavirus who was admitted in SMS Hospital here since Sunday 5 p.m., is suffering from cough, cold, fever and Rhinitis. The report against the samples sent to National Virology Lab situated in Pune is expected on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. “We are giving him symptomatic treatment as of now,” confirmed […]
Suspected coronavirus patient admitted in Jaipur hospital
Jaipur: A man in his 20s has been admitted to the SMS Hospital for suspected coronavirus infection, Medical Superintendent Dr D.S. Meena confirmed here on Sunday. The patient pursued a medical degree in China but had come to the Pink City for a postgraduation course. His exact age could not be immediately ascertained. Health Minister […]
Coronavirus: Govt issues travel advisory on China
New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Saturday issued a travel advisory to those visiting China from India or coming back from there in the wake of the outbreak of the contagious novel coronavirus. The ministry urged the travellers to cut their further travelling plans in case they felt sick and had fever, cough and cold. […]
Central teams to visit airports to screen for coronavirus
New Delhi: Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said central teams have been sent to conduct thermal screening of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) at seven designated airports – New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kochi. Although, no nCoV cases have been detected in the country so far, government is […]
Two suspected Coronavirus patients in Mumbai test negative
Mumbai: Two persons, who arrived here from China, were placed under isolation for medical observations for suspected exposure to Coronavirus, BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation officials said on Friday. However, later, the Union Health Ministry announced that both have tested negative. Besides, two other suspected cases — one each from Bengaluru and Hyderabad — also proved to be […]
Two suspected Coronavirus patients isolated in Mumbai
Mumbai: Two persons, who arrived here from China, have been placed under isolation for medical observations for suspected exposure to Coronavirus, BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation officials said on Friday. The two have been secluded in the BMC’s Kasturba Hospital – which specialises in such diseases – after they were detected with possible symptoms following thermal screening […]