BHOPAL: Hundred fifty one people have come from China to MP after Corona virus outbreak.
No confirmed case of the novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in Madhya Pradesh.
Following their return from China 151 people have been kept in isolation. Additional director health Dr Veena Sinha said, “None of the 151 people who had come from China has tested positive for novel coronavirus. There is nothing to panic and health department is closely monitoring the situation.”
As per health department, the state government has set up a call centre for monitoring suspected cases of the novel coronavirus (2019- nCoV) and created isolation wards in different hospitals to treat patients showing symptoms of the viral infection.
Of the 151 who have returned after virus outbreak 145 people have been kept under home isolation, while the rest are in hospitals.
Besides, 13 people were admitted to hospitals for suspected coronavirus infection, but they all have tested negative.
Of these, two patients - one each in Bhopal’s AIIMS and Vidishas district hospital - are undergoing treatment for other illnesses.
Foreigners visiting Sanchi, a Buddha heritage site near Bhopal, are also being screened.
