Reports from Akola indicated that a 24-year old woman returned from Germany two days ago was admitted to local government hospital in the isolation ward as she had the symptoms of coronavirus. The State Health Department's report however did not mention anybody being suspected of coronavirus in Akola.
Dean of the Government Medical College at Akola Dr Shivhari Ghorpade said the woman came to the hospital on Saturday morning complaining of coughing, and in view of her travel history she was put in quarantine.Her swab sample reports were expected in two days, he said.
Government Medical College and Hospital &Superspeciality Hospital, Akola is one of specialized center's in the state of Maharashtra whose labs is equipped to test the deadly global pandemic, following are the other hospitals in Maharashtra that have got the capability.
Maharashtra: Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
Maharashtra: Government Medical College, Miraj, Sangli
Maharashtra: Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai
Maharashtra: Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital , Mumbai
Maharashtra: GovernmentMedical college, Nagpur
Maharashtra: Government Medical College and Hospital &Superspeciality Hospital, Akola