A 23-year-old woman tested positive for the coronavirus in Manipur, the first confirmed case in the Northeast, officials said on Monday.
The woman had recently returned from the UK, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Director Th Bhimo Singh said. She had returned to Imphal via Delhi and Guwahati airports.
The patient showed signs of illness on March 22, a day after she arrived in Manipur. Her samples were collected on Monday and the results announced early on Tuesday morning.
The minister said that the patient’s younger brother, who is studying in the US and had returned to the state last week, is also suffering from fever and has other symptoms of Covid-19. His test results are awaited.
“Both of them are kept at isolation wards in JNIMS. Till now the condition of the girl is fine but she has symptoms like sneezing and fever. Otherwise, she is fine and healthy and nothing to be worried about,” Singh said.
He said passengers who were on the same flight as the patient have been contacted, listed out and questioned about their travel history.
“Everything that is needed to be done as per procedure has been done by the state government. Till now we have tested 22 cases including the confirmed patient and her brother and only one result has come positive,” added Singh.
For the uninitiated, there are 471 Covid-19 patients across India and the respiratory illness has killed nine people so far, the Centre has said.
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