Coronavirus: Pune man back from Philippines quarantined at Naidu hosp; 3 others including, Chinese national, test negative

Meanwhile, the samples of all three admissions at Naidu Hospital till Friday, including the Chinese national who vomited on a flight to the city, for suspected novel coronavirus infection, tested negative as per the latest report from the National Institute of Virology (NIV).

A 26-year-old male and Pune resident, who arrived from the Philippines was admitted to the Pune Municipal Corportion’s (PMC) Naidu Hospital at 7pm on Saturday. The resident had stayed in the Philippines for 28 days and had travelled to India on February 2 after a one-hour transit in Hong Kong and seven-hour transit in Singapore. He has showed signs of cold, body ache and weakness since Friday, according to Naidu hospital officials.

Staff members wear masks at Naidu hospital in Pune, India, on Friday, February 7, 2020. A Chinese citizen onboard an air India flight which came from Delhi to Pune reportedly vomited twice on board the flight. Once the flight landed, he was immediately sent to the Naidu hospital. Flight was sanitized later which caused delay of four hours. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

Meanwhile, the samples of all three admissions at Naidu Hospital till Friday, including the Chinese national who vomited on a flight to the city, for suspected novel coronavirus infection, tested negative as per the latest report from the National Institute of Virology (NIV).

The Chinese national, 31, was admitted to the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) Naidu Hospital after he vomited twice on board a Delhi-Pune Air India flight on Friday. The Chinese national had a travel history to China and was immediately quarantined. Two more Indian nationals were admitted on late Thursday evening at Naidu hospital, who too tested negative for the infection.

As per the PMC’s health department, all suspected patients are stable and do not show any symptoms of having the infection. Dr Ramchandra Hankare, chief of PMC’s health department, said, “The two Indian nationals were discharged on Saturday morning. The Chinese national has not shown any symptoms and so, he will decide if he wants to stay in the hospital for a few days or get discharged. The 14-day surveillance period ends on February 10, but since his test results were negative and he is asymptomatic, he can be discharged soon.”