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[Wuhan pneumonia] Indian nurse confirmed in Saudi Arabia hospital

2020-01-23T15:19:02.579Z


V Muraleedharan, Minister of State of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on January 23 that an Indian nurse at a hospital in Saudi Arabia had been diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia and was the first Indian to be infected with the new coronavirus. Saudi temporarily


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Written by: Kaiyi Liang

2020-01-23 23:04

Last updated: 2020-01-23 23:08

V Muraleedharan, Minister of State of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on January 23 that an Indian nurse at a hospital in Saudi Arabia had been diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia and was the first Indian to be infected with the new coronavirus. Saudi Arabia has not released any relevant information for the time being.

V Muraleedharan noted that too about 100 Indian nurses, mainly from Kerala, had been tested and confirmed that one Indian nurse was infected with the new coronavirus. The patient is currently being treated at Aseer National Hospital.

Update from @CGIJeddah: About 100 Indian nurses mostly from Kerala working at Al-Hayat hospital have been tested and none except one nurse was found infected by Corona virus. Affected nurse is being treated at Aseer National Hospital and is recovering well. @PMOIndia @ MEAIndia https://t.co/jM0u5243GV

— V. Muraleedharan (@MOS_MEA) January 23, 2020

Kerala's chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, has written to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and asked to communicate with Saudi Arabia to ensure that patients receive proper treatment.

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