Overview

• An 82-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 at Nahan Medical College and Hospital after reporting cold and cough symptoms.
• The patient declined hospital admission and returned home with a prescribed course of medicines.
• Health authorities have directed the block medical officer to test all individuals who came in contact with the confirmed case.
• The patient’s sample has been dispatched to a reference lab for genome sequencing to identify the coronavirus variant.
• Nahan Medical College and Hospital’s oxygen plant is fully operational and its ICU is prepared to handle potential COVID-19 emergencies.