Coronavirus: Pune man back from Philippines quarantined

A 26-year-old man from Pune in Maharashtra, who recently returned from Philippines via Hong Kong and Singapore, was on Saturday evening mitted in quarantine facility here for suspected vel Coronavirus infection.

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man developed symptoms like bodyache and weakness on February 7, an official of civic-run Naidu Hospital informed. "New mission after 7:00 pm. 26/m Pune residentwho h stayed in Philippinesfor 28 days and transit at Honkong and Singapore before his arrival in India on 2/2/2020," res a mess sent to PTI by official.

Since January 18, a total of 35 patients were mitted to isolation wards at hospitals in Mumbai, Pune, Ahmednagar and a few or cities. Samples of 30 of se patients tested negative for virus, while reports of five ors were yet to be received from Pune-based National Institute of Virology, an official statement h said.

Of total 18,084 passengers screened at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai since January 18, a total of 140 passengers h returned from coronavirus-hit areas. confirmed case of coronavirus infection has been found in Maharashtra.