CORONA VIRUS POSITIVE PATIENT IN BHUBANESWAR (!)

Bureau,Odishabata

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha reported the first corona virus case on Sunday. The 33-year-old student affected by COVID-19 returned from Italy and was admitted to Capital Hospital here after symptoms started showing. He is currently undergoing treatment at the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar.

Chief Spokesperson of the Odisha Government on COVID-19, Subroto Bagchi, confirmed that the 33-yr-old patient has been tested positive for corona virus.

According to officials at the Hospital, a local resident of the State capital had returned from Italy recently and was put into quarantine   in Delhi. However, later he reportedly took a train from Delhi to Bhubaneswar.

The 33-year-old who returned from Italy on March 6 was in self-quarantine in Delhi. He then boarded a train for Bhubaneswar on March 12 and arrived here the day after. However, when he continued to suffer from headache and fever, he consulted a doctor and took some medicines. But as his health condition did not improve, he went to Capital Hospital on March 14 where he was admitted to the isolation ward. Later, his blood and swab samples were sent to RMRC,(Regional Medical Research Centre), Bhubaneswar for examination and the reports revealed that he was infected with COVID-19.

After the man was tested positive for COVID-19, a special team of Health and Family Welfare Department of Odisha government rushed to the Capital hospital and took stock of his health condition.

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