Coronavirus: Two individuals who returned to Mumbai from China kept under observation

Two persons who returned from China have been kept under medical observation in Mumbai for possible exposure to the dangerous Coronavirus which has infected many. In wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has created a isolation ward at its Kasturba hospital in Chinchpokali. "The isolation ward has been created for diagnosis and treatment of persons suspected to have the coronavirus infection," said Dr Padmaja Keskar, executive health officer of the BMC. 

"All private doctors in the city have been asked to alert us (the BMC) if they observe symptoms of the coronavirus in anyone who has returned from China," she said.According to Kasturba Hospital sources, they have received detailed instructions from the Maharashtra government about the coronavirus and how to deal with the illness and they have been instructed to strictly follow those. Common symptoms of coronavirus strain include respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties, according to the WHO.