A woman from Khanyar area of Srinagar, who became the firstcase of the Covid-19 disease in Kashmir, has recovered with doctors saying shehas now tested negative for the novel disease.
“The Srinagar woman, whobecame the first coronavirus case in Kashmir on March 18 tested negative onSunday at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar,” said aspokesman of SKIMS.
The 67-year-old woman hadreturned to her home on March 16th after performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia.
Quoting G H Yatoo, Nodalofficer for Coronavirus at SKIMS, news agency KNO reported that the samples ofthe woman sent to the viral Diagnostic and Research Lab have tested negative.
He said the woman wouldbe kept in quarantine for a period of 14 days and after that it would bedecided whether to discharge her or not.
41 persons have so fartested positive for Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir with two persons dying due tothe novel disease.