Guj: Samples of 42 suspected coronavirus patients test negative

samples of all 42 people in Gujarat who were suspected to have been exposed to vel coronavirus have tested negative, state government said on Saturday. A government official said 29 of se samples were tested at BJ Medical College's laboratory here, while 11 were sent to Pune and two to Mumbai.

As per an official release, 2,068 people with travel history to China were placed under surveillance, and 1,146 of m have completed ir 28-day observation period and are in fine health. As many as 18,018 passengers of 162 flights have been screened at Ahmedab airport as also 1,989 crew members on 49 ships in ports in state, it informed.

A new coronavirus testing lab has been set up in Jamnagar while a request has been sent to Centre to provide testing facilities at Surat, Vodara and Rajkot. government is also using mass media tools such as rio jingles and public anuncements to disseminate information on `dos and don'ts' to prevent coronavirus infections, release said.