A student of Odisha's Phulbani district on Friday complained of suffering from cold and cough after returning home from China on January 11.
Seeking to put to rest the controversy over the suspected death of a China returnee in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district due to the novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection, the public health authorities here on Tuesday that 42-year-old Sakthikumar died of renal failure.
BHUBANESWAR: A student of Odisha’s Phulbani district on Friday complained of suffering from cold and cough after returning home from China on January 11, sparking Coronavirus scare in the state and keeping the authorities on toes.
Suspecting infection, the medical student who pursues MBBS in China wrote a letter to Kandhamal district Collector and the Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) to apprise them about his health condition and also went to Phulbani hospital for a health check-up on Friday.
“I came to the hospital for a health check-up as I have been suffering from cold and cough after I returned home recently from China where there is outbreak of coronavirus,” the student said.
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