Sambalpur: Two children have tested positive for COVID-19 at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla in Odisha’s Sambalpur district.
Informing the media on Saturday, VIMSAR Superintendent Dr Lalmohan Patnaik said that an eight-month-old child and a five-year-old child have tested positive for the virus.
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“The families had admitted the two ailing children with fever and flu symptoms three days ago. As fever persisted, they were made to undergo a rapid antigen test and the report confirmed that the duo had contracted the virus,” he said.
Patnaik said that the treatment of the children is underway at the COVID-II wing of VIMSAR.
