Coronavirus Update: China-returned doctor quarantined in Rajasthan

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2020-01-27T14:59:51+05:30 | Updated On 27 Jan 2020 2:59 PM IST

Coronavirus Update: China-returned doctor quarantined in Rajasthan

Jaipur: A suspected case of coronavirus has been reported in Jaipur, following which the patient has been kept in isolation, state health minister Raghu Sharma said on Sunday.

He said a doctor, who returned to India after completing the MBBS course in China, was kept in isolation at the SMS Hospital on the suspicion of being affected by the virus.

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Directions have been given to conduct a screening of his family. The minister said a blood sample of the patient was sent to the National Virology Laboratory, Pune. He said a total of 18 people from four districts had returned from China and district chiefs have been directed to keep them under watch.

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Source : PTI

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