Around 3,000 people have been screened in the city till date, in the wake of novel coronavirus (nCoV) threat, District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) S. Tirupathi Rao has said, adding that people need not panic as no positive case has been detected.
People are being screened at the airport and port in the city. Medical teams have instructed the staff at the airport and port about how to conduct the screening tests. “All the 28 people who arrived in the city from China have been tested negative. However, we have isolated them and kept under observation as a precautionary measure. All of them are fine. Three peole have completed the isolation period,” said Mr. Tirupati Rao.
The health officials are vouching for creating more awareness over the virus and the symptoms after a 50-year-old man ended life suspecting that he had been infected by coronavirus, in Chittoor district on February 11.
‘No need to panic’
The DMHO said they have been creating awareness by putting up hoardings, distributing pamphlets and posters at public places.
“People need to understand that a simple fever or cough can’t be a coronavirus case. No positive case has been detected from this region. There is no chance to spread as the virus can only survive at around 7 degrees Celsius, which is not possible here,” he explained.
Special ward
However, people who have symptoms such as cold, cough, fever, body pains, occasional vomiting and motions can approach the special wards at KGH and a few other hospitals, he added.
