Covid-19: Foreign students tested negative

Covid-19: Foreign students tested negative

Udupi: Two students from US and Kuwait, who were admitted to Kasturba Hospital after they were found suffering from cough and fever, have tested negative for Covid-19 on Thursday.

District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Sudhirchandra Sooda told DH that the blood samples and throat swabs of students studying in KMC-Manipal were sent for test at a lab in Shivamogga.

Another student from Malaysia, who was found with symptoms of Covid-19, was admitted to an isolation ward in Kasturba Hospital. The blood and throat swab samples have been sent to a laboratory and the lab results are awaited. A woman from Sagar, who tested negative for Covid-19, is still experiencing bouts of fever. Hence, her blood samples and throat swabs were sent for the second time to the lab in Shivamogga and the results were expected on Saturday.