Seven persons with
suspected coronavirus-like symptoms were admitted to the Nashik district civil hospital on Thursday.
With this, the number of persons admitted to the hospital for suspected exposure to the virus went up to 11.
Those who were admitted had returned from countries such as Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Bhutan, Britain and US.
Their throat swab samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune.
A 23-year-old girl who was admitted to the hospital on March 10 has been discharged as her reports were negative.
Her 54-year-old mother had been discharged on March 9 itself.
Meanwhile, the district administration has put in force the Disaster Management Act in view of the coronavirus scare.
Temples such as Navshya Ganapati temple here are handing out sanitizing solutions to devotees before they enter the temple.
The famous Lord Kalaram temple here has canceled certain cultural programs.
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