Bengaluru, Mar 13: India has registered the first confirmed case of death due to novel coronavirus. A 76-year-old man from Karnataka's Kalaburgi who passed away recently has been tested positive for Covid-19.
The doctors had suspected that the man had coronavirus, however, the test had not confirmed it.
In an official notification, a senior health official in Karnataka government Dr Suresh Shastri said that the lab test has confirmed that the deceased man had Covid-19.
"The 76-year-old man from Kalburgi who passed away and was a suspected COVID 19 patient has been confirmed for COVID 19. The necessary contact tracing, isolation and other measures as per protocol are being carried out. Telangana government has also been informed since he went to a private hospital there," Dr Suresh Shastri said.
The same information was also shared by Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu.
A senior Union health ministry official said in New Delhi that the death of the man had visited Saudi Arabia from January 29 to February 29. The official said the man had reached in Hyderabad on February 29 and went to Kalaburagi in Karnataka.
State Joint Director (Communicable Diseases) BG Prakash Kumar said all protocols were followed for disposal of the body.
"The body is disinfected completely and disposed of as per the Government of India guidelines," he added when asked to elaborate on the protocols.
He said the Telangana government has also been informed as the man had gone to a private hospital in Hyderabad earlier.
While announcing the death of the man on Tuesday, the state authorities had said the exact cause his death was being ascertained.
According to the Union health ministry official, "While he was asymptomatic on his return (from Saudi Arabia), he developed symptoms of fever and cough on 6th March. One private doctor visited him at his home and treated him there."
"On 9th March, the symptoms got aggravated and he was shifted to a private hospital in Kalaburagi. In this private hospital, he was provisionally diagnosed as 'mid-zone viral pneumonia' and 'suspected Covid-19'," the official said.
"The sample was collected on March 9... Without waiting for the test results, the attendees insisted and the patient was discharged against medical advice and the attendees took him to a private hospital in Hyderabad," the official said.
The patient was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad and treated. He died on Tuesday when he was being brought back to the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Kalaburagi.
Apart from the deceased, Karnataka has confirmed five other positive cases of the novel coronavirus. The fifth case, confirmed on Thursday is of a 26-year-old man who recently returned from Greece.
The patient has been admitted and isolated at a hospital and his condition is stable, a department media bulletin said.
The day also saw the education department declaring summer holidays for students from kindergarten to class six and study leave for higher classes in the city as a precautionary measure.
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today TRUMP ..tomorrow SUNNY LEION ...no doubt about that
and interested thing is TRUMP married thrice ... can cheddis ?
TRUMP likes to eat COW MATA and PIG BABA ... do they like?
one more interested thing is his grand father FREDRICK TRUMP was barber and owner of hotels and BROTHELS ....
Trump likes to have BEEF with cake, they forgot to bring it in the Party, Sena he is a BEEF (MATA) eater. Careful buddies!!!
This clearly shows that chaddis are anti nationals.
Because they are celebrating the birthday of one person who always hate Indians and scolded Indians many times.
Don't be surprised if these chaddis forget RAM Mandir and start demanding Trump Mandir...
How sad......what more can be expected from worshippers of Godse
This is what happens when some people remain illeterate. please my dear friends send your children to school, educate them, highly qualified to atleast understand what is right and wrong, so we will not see such kind of stupid brithday celebration in our future generations.
Good news....
Childrens be prepared for one more National Holiday (TRUMP JAYANTHI) in india.
Shameless Creatures....
Muslims are so powerful....chuddies (Trump) are scared......
he will ask \who r u ? touble mongers?"
Wonderful celebration by the RSS/ SEENA Mongers, these Buffoons thinking what??? Once Master Donald elected then he will teach Goonda Sennas A good lessons because he is Americians, these Cruel Baboon's not yet understand these American's, Puppet of Arabs, they will not believe you Poor Nasty's, they need money they are behind of money my dear Sena Criminals, spend poor people money for celebrating his Birthday totally waste and angry with your Neighbour friends made Dushman!!!!!! you criminals never and ever improve, feel like you Forgotten your died leader.
Jai Hoo Hindustan.
AFTER WINNING THE ELECTIONS TRUMP WILL CONVERT ALL CHADDIS INTO HIS MANGA JAATI.
Finaliy the RSS parivar proovd that hitler is the grand father and his belover is the father of the parivar.any how they not celebreated thire on father birthday so enjoy this tyip of stupid birthday,jai hoooooooooooooo
Now they forget to celeberate death anniversary of Late Takre.
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