Thiruvananthapuram: Earlier today, first confirmed case of novel Coronavirus was reported in Kerala, in a student from Wuhan University, who returned to Kerala. State Health Minister KK Shailaja said that the state government has directed all hospitals to monitor patients.
“20 samples had been sent for tests out of which one was found to be positive. The patient had returned from Wuhan (China) and is now kept in isolation at General Hospital in Thrissur. She is stable,” said Shailaja.
“We have directed all hospitals, including private hospitals, to monitor patients coming with similar symptoms (of coronavirus). The health department is all set to isolate patients and start treatment,”she said.
“The department has directed home quarantine for those who are returning from China,” she added.
