10 of 12 Suspected Cases of SARS in India Turns out Negative

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10 of 12 Suspected Cases of SARS in India Turns out Negative

A total of 12 suspected cases of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have so far been reported in India, but 10 of the cases have turned out to be negative, health officials said Saturday.

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A total of 12 suspected cases of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have so far been reported in India, but 10 of the cases have turned out to be negative, health officials said Saturday.

The Health Ministry is awaiting the sequencing report of a New Zealand national, who arrived here on April 16 and was found to be positive for the dreaded virus.

The 42-year-old New Zealander who transitted through Bangkok was admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital soon after his arrival and initial reports were found to be positive for coronavirus causing SARS.

Director General of Health Services S.P. Agrawal told reporters Saturday that sequencing and matching to detect new corona SARS virus was in progress and the report is awaited from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases late this evening.

Though the patient's blood samples were found to be negative, the urine and sputum samples were found to be positive, Agrawal said, adding that even if the sequencing tests turned out to be positive, the patient would be discharged with an advice for home quarantine for a week.

He said the patient had contact with his brother who has been quarantined in Australia for having travelled to an affected area.

Agrawal said though in all 12 cases were reported with suspected sysmptoms of SARS, 10 turned out to be negative and reports in two cases were awaited.

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