Kashmir’s first Coronavirus case tests negative at SKIMS

Srinagar, March 30: A lady from Khanyar area of Srinagar, who was first positive case of Coronavirus with a travel history of Saudi Arabia has tested negative for Coronavirus.

Dr G H Yatoo Nodal officer for Coronavirus at SKIMS told wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the samples of 67- year -old lady who was tested positive on 18th of this month were again taken and sent to viral Diagnostic and Research Lab, where sample results came as negative.

He said she is still at Institute and will be kept in quarantine for a period of 14 days after that it will be decided whether to discharge her.

She is fine and the anti- viral drugs recommend by World Health Organization has helped her to recover and is undergoing treatment at isolation ward, he added, Pertinently there are 41 cases of Coronavirus so far with two deaths and two recoveries—(KNO)