Kolkata: 4 including Peruvian national test negative for Coronavirus, discharged from hospital

A Peruvian national and three Indians, including a nine-month-old infant, who were mitted to an isolation ward of a government hospital in Kolkata with symptoms of Coronavirus were discharged on Saturday afteron after y tested negative for infection, officials said.

However, six ors were mitted to isolation ward of hospital with symptoms of Coronavirus, y said.

27-year-old man from Peru and remaining three persons were mitted to Beliaghata Infectious Diseases Hospital.

man has a history of asthma and bronchitis and was down with fever and cough, both symptoms of vel Coronavirus, a senior state health department official h said earlier.

Two Indians h travelled to Mayapur, hequarters of ISKCON, during Holi celebration last week, he said.

"One of two recently returned from Saudi Arabia and complained of fever and cold. ir blood samples and swabs have been collected," he ded.

infant has a travel history to Kuwait, official h said.

six persons who were also mitted to isolation ward of Beliaghata Hospital have a foreign travel history, official said.

"y have been kept under observation. We will collect ir swab samples on Sunday and send for tests," he said.

A man who arrived here from Paris via Delhi was first person to be mitted to new isolation facility set up in second complex of Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital in New Town, officials said.

man, who is in his 60s, was brought to facility from airport and has been kept under observation, y said.

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