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Another SARS case in India

New Delhi April 19. Preliminary reports have shown that a New Zealand national, undergoing treatment in the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here, has tested positive for SARS, Health Ministry sources said.

Hundred per cent sequencing of his blood is being carried out to ascertain the genetic character of the virus for a final conclusion. The patient was recuperating fast and showed no signs of fever late tonight, they added.

The first case was reported from Goa where a marine engineer had tested positive for the disease.

— PTI

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