Daijiworld Media Network - Bhatkal (MS)

Bhatkal, Mar 28: Three more people were tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Bhatkal on Saturday, March 28.

A 65-year-old person, who had come from Dubai was admitted to the hospital for coronavirus infection. Now it is confirmed that his family members are also infected with the dreaded virus.

The 55-year-old wife of the person and his two daughters aged 22 and 28 years are confirmed to have the infection. With this, the total cases of coronavirus infection in Bhatkal has risen to six.

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All infected people are shifted to Patanjali naval hospital of Karwar.

Earlier, four people were confirmed to have coronavirus infection. The first person had come from Dubai to Mangaluru international airport via SpiceJet on March 19. As he showed symptoms of coronavirus infection, he was admitted to Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru. He is under treatment there itself.

The second case was that of a person who is a 40-year-old, had come from Dubai on March 21 to Mangaluru International airport. He had been to the hospital in the afternoon on his own as he felt fever and his throat swab test confirmed that he is having coronavirus infection.

In another case, a 65-year-old man of Bhatkal origin had come to Mumbai on March 19 from Dubai. From there he had travelled to Bhatkal via Mangalore Express train and had reached Bhatkal on March 20. From Bhatkal railway station, he had proceeded to his house along with his son in an auto rickshaw. However, he did not have any symptoms of infection. After two days, he got high fever and was admitted to Bhatkal taluk hospital by the health department personnel. His infection was confirmed on March 23.

One more infected person was a 22-year-old youth who has arrived at Dabolim airport of Goa from Dubai on March 20. He had food in one of the hotels in Karwar and had left to Bhatkal along with his brother. His throat swab sample had also confirmed that he was having coronavirus infection.