Coronavirus Scare In Odisha: China-Returned Balasore Residents Undergo Health Scan

Balasore: With the current global alarm over coronavirus, 13 residents of Bhograi in Balasore had to undergo thorough medical screening at different airports after their return from abroad including China.

A medical team from Bhograi community health centre (CHC) has also scanned the 13 people. Among them, seven had stayed in China, two in Japan; three in Saudi Arabia and one in Indonesia.

Sources said their families were apprised of the symptoms of coronavirus and suggested to wear masks as a preventive measure.