Coronavirus : More suspected cases admitted to Hospitals in UP

Thursday,06 February 2020 05:17 AM IST

Three recently returned from China, suspected to have contracted the Coronavirus have been admitted to Government Hospitals in Agra, Balarampur and Gonda districts of UP. Reports says the suspected three are having symptoms like flue.

Samples have been collected from 18 Coronovirus suspected cases in Uttar Pradesh, and six tested negative says Health officials. Test resports of the remaining suspected cases are awaited.

"The three patients have been kept under observation while their families have been checked to rule out flu. Their samples have been taken and sent to NIV Pune to check for coronavirus." Said Dr. Mithlesh Chathurvedi, Director, communicable diseases UP.

Rencently eight asymptomatic propbable cases are reported by Uttar Pradesh State Health Department. Three cases reported from Meerut, two persons each from Bareilly and Gautam Buddha Nagar, single Coronovirus cases from Balrampur, Pilibhit, Agra and Lucknow are already reported.