Crew Member Of Cargo Vessel, Wife At SCB’s Isolation Ward Test Negative For Coronavirus

Cuttack: The Indian crew member of a Singaporean cargo vessel and his wife, who were admitted to the isolation ward of the SCB Medical College and Hospital here on March 2, have tested negative for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)

SCB Emergency Officer Dr Bhubanananda Moharana confirmed that the blood samples and swabs of the couple from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune, have tested negative.

The crew member of MT Chemstar Stellar, waiting in the anchorage, had fever and sore throat, raising suspicion of possible novel coronavirus infection.

All crew members onboard were examined by the Paradip Port Hospital medical team and the couple was then admitted to the SCB for further evaluation and management and kept in isolation as per protocol. 

The vessel had travelled from China to South Korea and Singapore from February 10.