Keralite medico from China in hospital with suspected coronavirus

KOTTAYAM: A medical student from Kerala pursuing studies in China has been admitted to hospital in Kottayam with suspected coronavirus. The student is under the observation of a medical team. Hospital authorities said the health condition of the student is satisfactory.

A nurse of Azeer National Hospital in Saudi Arabia was suspected to be affected by the virus. The Indian Embassy in Jeddah later clarified that the nurse, who was reportedly affected by coronavirus, has been diagnosed with MERS-CoV, which is different from the virus that claimed the lives of 17 people in China. Almost thirty nurses of the same hospital are under special observation.