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First Indian SARS case in Goa
Sandesh Prabhudesai in Panaji |
April 17, 2003 12:37 IST
India reported its first case of SARS after Prashil Varde, a 32-year old marine engineer tested positive on Wednesday, in Goa.
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar made the announcement on Thursday at a hurriedly called press conference in Panjim.
"The patient has been cured after being treated at the Goa Medical College," Parrikar said.
Varde had landed in Mumbai on March 29 after a tour of Singapore. After a brief stay, he proceeded to Goa, which he reached on April 2. At that time, he suffered from mild fever.
He got himself admitted at the special SARS ward at the GMC. His blood test report was sent to the Institute of Virology in Pune, which on Wednesday confirmed that he was infected.
A team of the National Institute of Communicable Diseases is coming down to Goa on Friday for further examinations.
Health Minister Suresh Amonkar said Varde's wife does not show any sign of being infected, but appealed to all other people who came in touch with him to avoid public places as a precautionary measure.
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Sub: SARS(South Asian Repository System)
hah!! This all disease has been spread by States. They wanted to deviate world attention from IRAQ war so, they found an asian region. They ...
Posted by op
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Sub: no need to get panic
well it has arrived in India but we should not panic as still the case is not completely diagnosed. patient's sample has tested postive according ...
Posted by riecha
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Sub: First case of SARS non-goan patient in GOA.
Well this news did surprise me. Indians - Do they have any health standards. See the number of people who eat in eateries on the ...
Posted by godfrey j. i. gonsalves
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Sub: SARS can be cured
if SARS can be cured after it comes to notice and if precutionary measures are taken then why to worry. Just one should act promptly ...
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Sub: sars
dont worry too much its not alarmed one i am in singapore.will be spread people who very close to the severly infected person.in singapore air ...
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