Big relief: All four coronavirus samples from Uttar Pradesh tested negative

News Desk

Lucknow: There are no coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh till now, as all four samples of suspected coronavirus cases sent from Uttar Pradesh to lab in Pune tested negative.

Till date, 29 travellers from corona affected countries have been identified and tracked by district surveillance units and all have been placed under surveillance. All of them are asymptomatic at present, in fine health and under home isolation.

Samples of four travellers were collected, one each at Maharajganj, Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar and sent to NIV in Pune. Reports of all 4 samples are negative. All four of these travelers are also in fine health. A 24×7 control room has been set up in the State and all District Head Quarters.

WHO has declared the recent Novel Corona Virus (2019-nCoV) epidemic affecting 24 countries as International Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under IHR (International Health Regulation). ‘In this context, Uttar Pradesh Government has strengthened the surveillance and control measures against the disease,’ said Dr Vikasendu, the senior health official monitoring suspected cases of coronavirus.

A helpline number at the State Head Quarters 1800-180-5145, has also been started. State has 820 Isolation beds reserved across state for travelers returning back from China. All Medical colleges across have also been asked to be in a state of readiness.

Alert and advisory are being displayed at all 6 Airports of the State while thermal scanning of travelers returning from China is being done at bothe the International Airports of the State, Lucknow and Varanasi. All districts at the Nepal borders have been asked to deploy Medical teams at all 19 Border Check posts with SSB teams and screen nay traveler with History of travel to China over past one month. There is no confirmed case on Novel Corona Virus in the state till date.

Uttar Pradesh, statistics

# Cumulative number of Passengers from china under observation as on today : 29

# Cumulative number of asymptomatic Passengers under home isolation as on today :29

# Cumulative no of symptomatic passengers hospitalized as on today :0

# Number of symptomatic passengers hospitalized today : 0

# Total number of Samples sent to NIV, Pune for nCoV testing :4

# Total number of samples found positive : 0

# Total number of samples found negative : 4

# Total Travelers screened at Airports – 397

# Total Travelers screened at Border check posts – 1,42,569

# Number of villages at Nepal Border where sensitization meetings have been held – 836