Kumta: The samples of two suspected Covid-19 patients were sent for laboratory in Shivamogga on Monday, whose results are awaited.

The patients include a resident of Ballari, employed at a resort in the taluk, who was suffering from fever and had visited Kumta government hospital for treatment on Monday. And also a 72-year-old woman from Sweden, who was ill for a week. Both were shifted to Karwar hospital after giving initial treatments at Kumta government hospital, and the samples of both have been sent to the laboratory in Shivamogga and the results of both are awaited, informed Kumta Assistant Commissioner M Ajit.

Speaking with media, he further informed that on the instructions from District Administration, the Taluka Administration is taking all kinds of precautionary steps. People should stop falling to rumours and need not panic. Every citizen coming from outside is being screened. No case of Coronavirus has been detected in Kumta until now. The suspects have been screened and were shifted to Karwar hospital.

Four screening centres have been opened in the Taluk if anyone found suspect, need immediately to inform the officials of Taluka administration, he said.