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A young woman who had visited the Hospicio with fever and cough and had a travel history as she had returned from Dubai was referred to the Goa Medical College and hospital, Bambolim on Tuesday as a Coronavirus
suspect.
Sources at the Hospicio informed that the young woman was referred to the GMC, Bambolim as a precautionary measure since she had a travel history and was suffering from fever, cough and cold. This is the fifth patient who has been referred to the Apex Hospital of Goa from the Hospiciao at Margao.
Sources at the Hospicio informed that the lady from Salcete had returned from Dubai recently and had been suffering from fever, cough and cold. “When she visited the hospital after being referred from the Primary Health Centre, the lady was referred to the GMC as a precautionary measure,” officials said.
Meanwhile, the Hospicio hospital is gearing up to meet eventuality at the government hospital, expecting the return of Goans, working abroad and on ships, in view of the Coronavirus spreading across the
world.
“We are equipped with the isolation wards at the TB hospital. The doctors, para-medics as well as the security personnel have all been provided with face masks and asked to follow certain guidelines,” sources in the Hospicio said.
While the Hospicio has set up a dedicated OPD No 11 at the extreme side of the entrance to the hospital, isolation wards have been set up at the TB hospital atop Monte hill.
