Crona virus: Chinese nationals under scrutiny on indo-Nepal border

Satish Aditya  
  Raxaul : The medical teams have started   screening of Chinese citizens coming India  from Nepal at Raxaul and Jogbani Immigration offices on Indo Nepal border to deal with the menace of deadly Novel Corona virus on Monday.
      Dr Rizwan Ahamad, Civil Surgeon of East Champaran said that a team of medical staff  headed by Dr Sharad Chandra Sharma  is camping at Immigration office at Raxaul border  and checking up medically Chines citizens who are entering Indian territory from Nepal side to deal with the menace  of  deadly Novel  Coronavirus.  Dr Sharma   said  that  one Chinese  Woman was examined  medically on Monday  at Raxaul Immigration  Checkpoint but she was  she was free from  fever , cold and respiratory  problem and she was allowed to enter in Indian territory. She was returning from Kathmandu to Bodh Gaya by Maitri bus.
 
     A 29 years old girl student of Chhapra, who has returned from China in last week her hme  admitted in Chhapra sadar hospital on Sunday. She was suffering from fever and respiratory problem. The doctors  suspected her a patient  of NCV and sent her on Monday at PMCH  at Patna for her test of  blood and throat swab  . Dr Mageshwar Jha, Civil Surgeon of Chhapra  said  there is no laboratory to test here . This Student  was doing her Ph D in science subject in China.
 
Nepal on Friday  confirmed the first case of  NCV  in the country identifying the infected person as a Nepali student who had recently returned from Wuhan city of China  who  is doing his PhD in Wuhan .He was hospitalized in Sukararaj Tropical and infectious disease hospital of Kathmandu  after suffering from respiratory problem. Dr  Hemant Chandra Ojha , incharge of Epidemiology and disease control division of Kathmandu  said the hospital had sent his throat swab and blood to WHO laboratory  of Hong Kong and it was found positive.     
          On the other hand  the Immigration office  at Birgunj in Nepal  on  Border  is also seriously screening the Chinese citizens who is entering Nepal  through Raxaul Immigration office.The medical teams deployed at there is examining  the tourists.