The first person to test positive for the novel coronavirus in India has been discharged from a government hospital in Thrissur, Kerala on...
The first person to test positive for the novel coronavirus in India has been discharged from a government hospital in Thrissur, Kerala on Thursday, reported The Hindu. The medical student is the last of the three patients, who had contracted COVID-19 in Kerala, to be discharged.
The board at the Government Medical College in Thrissur decided to discharge the patient on Thursday morning in consultation with the state control cell. However, she will remain under surveillance at home for a few more days.
An official statement from the COVID-19 Outbreak and Prevention State Cell said the student was discharged after two consecutive tests were negative. The student’s test samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune. A patient who had tested positive for coronavirus may be discharged if two consecutive test samples within a 24-hour gap are negative, and if the chest X-ray is clear as per the clinical protocol in the state.
The woman, a medical student in China’s Wuhan city – the epicentre of the outbreak – had returned to her home in India on January 24. She was soon admitted to a Thrissur hospital after developing mild flu symptoms. After she tested positive for coronavirus on January 30, the woman was moved to the Thrissur Medical College.
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