COVID-19 cases in Assam? 2 fliers report high fever, now in GMCH

Guwahati: A suspected case of COVID-19 or coronavirus was admitted at the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Assam on Tuesday. He has now been put under home isolation after his samples were collected for testing. Results will come on Wednesday evening, say sources.

The person, identified as Nazrul Islam, 48, was travelling from Mumbai to Guwahati on a SpiceJet flight. He is now at the isolation ward of GMCH. Islam reported high fever on landing at the Lokpriya Gopinath International Airport in Guwahati.

“The case had come in on Tuesday. He did show some signs. We have taken the sample for testing. We will get the results today evening. He has been put under home isolation,” a GMCH official told EastMojo.