{"id":7909,"date":"2020-03-03T11:35:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T06:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2020-03-03T11:35:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T06:05:16","slug":"italian-tourist-could-be-the-first-coronavirus-patient-in-jaipur-alert-sounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/italian-tourist-could-be-the-first-coronavirus-patient-in-jaipur-alert-sounded\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian tourist could be the first coronavirus patient in Jaipur; alert sounded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Jaipur: An Italian tourist admitted to an isolation ward of SMS Hospital in Jaipur could be the first coronavirus positive patient in Jaipur. The tourist has been tested twice. While the first report was negative, the second test indicate that he may be infected with the virus. The health department of Rajasthan has sounded an alert and said that the people who came in contact with the tourist will also be screened. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot took a high-level meeting on Monday, while the union home ministry took stock of the preparations in Rajasthan through a video conferencing with senior health department officers and SMS Hospital doctors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe tourist could be positive, but nothing is\nconfirmed yet. We have sent the samples to the Pune lab for confirmation. We are\nwaiting to receive the report. Till then, the tourist has been isolated in the\nward for infectious diseases,\u201d said a senior health department officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tourist was admitted to hospital four days ago and\nhas been screen twice. The first report was negative; however the second report\nindicated that he could be infected with the virus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is some contradiction between both the reports,\nleading to confusion. However we are prepared to deal with any kind of outcome\nfrom the Pune lab,\u201d said the officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government has cancelled the World Wilderness\nCongress which was scheduled to take place from March 19 to March 26 due to the\ncoronavirus scare across the world. The representatives from more than 60\ncountries were to participate in the event. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jaipur: An Italian tourist admitted to an isolation ward of SMS Hospital in Jaipur could be the first coronavirus positive patient in Jaipur. The tourist has been tested twice. While the first report was negative, the second test indicate that he may be infected with the virus. The health department of Rajasthan has sounded an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n