<p class="title"> A team of medical experts constituted to trace the source of COVID-19, linked to First Neuro Hospital in Mangaluru, submitted it’s interim report, on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">DHO Dr Ramachandra Bayari said that the authorities have decided to get in touch with Kerala government to trace the source of Covid-19 positive cases linked to First Neuro Hospital. Kerala patients who took treatment in the hospital have to undergo the Covid-19 test. Already, more than 1,000 throat swab samples related to cases from Bantwal, First Neuro and Boloor have been tested, of which, 17 tested positive.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said after a staff member of First Neuro Hospital tested positive, all hospital staff underwent checkup.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several patients from Kerala were treated in the hospital as inpatients and outpatients and were discharged. There is a need to collect their throat swab for testing. Patients from Chikkamagaluru, Madikeri too underwent treatment at the hospital. A detailed report on the source of Covid-19 can be known after getting report from patients from Kerala who had undergone treatment at First Neuro Hospital, said the DHO.</p>
<p class="title"> A team of medical experts constituted to trace the source of COVID-19, linked to First Neuro Hospital in Mangaluru, submitted it’s interim report, on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">DHO Dr Ramachandra Bayari said that the authorities have decided to get in touch with Kerala government to trace the source of Covid-19 positive cases linked to First Neuro Hospital. Kerala patients who took treatment in the hospital have to undergo the Covid-19 test. Already, more than 1,000 throat swab samples related to cases from Bantwal, First Neuro and Boloor have been tested, of which, 17 tested positive.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said after a staff member of First Neuro Hospital tested positive, all hospital staff underwent checkup.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Several patients from Kerala were treated in the hospital as inpatients and outpatients and were discharged. There is a need to collect their throat swab for testing. Patients from Chikkamagaluru, Madikeri too underwent treatment at the hospital. A detailed report on the source of Covid-19 can be known after getting report from patients from Kerala who had undergone treatment at First Neuro Hospital, said the DHO.</p>