Tamil Nadu boy from US arrives in airport with fever, sent to hospital for observation
Tests will be done as part of the observation protocol to ascertain if the boy has coronavirus, sources added.
Published: 08th March 2020 03:23 PM | Last Updated: 08th March 2020 03:23 PM | A+A A-
A laboratory set up for the diagnosis of coronavirus. (Photo|EPS/ Madhav K)
CHENNAI: A 15-year old boy who arrived here from the US via Doha on Sunday was diagnosed with fever during screening at the airport and was sent to a hospital for observation, airport sources said.
The boy, who arrived along with his father had some symptoms associated with fever as well and was sent to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, they said.
Authorities sent him to RGGGH after examining him in a special ward set up in the airport.
Tests will be done as part of the observation protocol to ascertain if the boy has coronavirus, sources added.
The father and son duo hail from Tamil Nadu.
