PUNE: As per the State Health Department, another patient suspected for Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) is admitted at the isolation ward of Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded along with two patients in Pune-based Naidu Hospital. These patients have cough and fever and are admitted at the hospital as a precautionary measure.
According to the Health Department, 3,997 patients were screened at the Mumbai Airport till Monday. Out of five suspected cases from Mumbai, all of them have been tested negative and samples of patients from Pune and Nanded are sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for further testing.
According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), screening of passengers with travel history from China has been extended to 13 more airports, taking the total to 20. The ministry is procuring more thermal scanners for faster screening.
“Four more labs, besides NIV Pune, have been geared up for testing clinical samples. Ministry of Shipping has initiated screening at all major ports. Till Monday, 155 flights have been screened with a total of 33,552 passengers,” said the statement.
