Seven-year-old tests positive for coronavirus in Telangana

The boy was tested for SARS-CoV-2 as he was suffering from severe cough and the results returned positive on Monday. 

Published: 14th April 2020 03:21 AM  |   Last Updated: 14th April 2020 10:11 AM   |  A+A A-

A technician prepares to collect a nasal swab sample from a new coronavirus detection test at a drive-thru testing facility in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 2, 2020. (Photo | AP)

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By Express News Service

SANGAREDDY: A seven-year-old boy was tested positive for COVID-19 at Ameenpur municipality on Monday. The father of the boy recently returned from abroad and had been in a quarantine centre for 14 days. He completed the quarantine period on April 1, after which the man returned home.

The boy was tested for SARS-CoV-2 as he was suffering from severe cough and the results returned positive on Monday. Finance Minister T Harish Rao said that both them have been shifted to Gandhi Hospital for treatment.