NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, FEB 4
A 42-year-old man, returned from Singapore two days ago with fever and respiratory problems, was admitted at the isolation ward of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) on Monday night.
As there is a general alert on Coronavirus, the man who had interactions with Chinese nationals in Singapore was admitted in an isolation ward with fever and respiratory problems.
Confirming this, the officials of the Health Department said that the samples have been taken and sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, on the day of admission itself.
The condition of the man is stable and he is being closely monitored by a team of JIPMER doctors, officials adds.