High alert in Assam; 2nd floor of Radisson Blu evacuated as US tourist had stayed there

GUWAHATI: Management at Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati had evacuated the second floor of the hotel as the US tourist who tested positive for coronavirus had stayed at that place.

The tourist had stayed at room number 224. Over 20 staff of the hotel who had come in contact with the tourist are under observation.

The hotel authorities are sanitizing the room and carrying out the necessary procedure.

According to reports the US national landed in Jorhat on February 22 in an Indigo flight. He also took a 7-day cruise

on MV Mahabahu. He went to Kaziranga and Majuli. Later he traveled to Bhutan where he is undergoing treatment.

Assam has been put on high alert after this.

First confirmed COVID-19 case in Bhutan had been reported on Friday

The patient is a 76-year-old from the United States of America, who had come to Bhutan as a tourist. He had entered the country from Paro International Airport, after embarking Drukair flight KB241 from Guwahati, India on March 2, according to Prime Minister’s Office – PMO, Bhutan’s FB page.

According to the post, the patient was touring India from February 21 to March 1. He had started his travel from Washington DC on February 18. The patient was travelling with his partner, aged 59. There were 10 passengers on board, of which eight others were Indian nationals.

The close contacts were his partner, the driver and the guide. While all three are asymptomatic for now, they have been quarantined at the designated COVID-19 hospital, the post informed.

“Contact tracings were launched as per the patient’s itinerary. It included people he associated with at all the points and stops along the way, starting from Paro airport to Thimphu, to Punakha and back. It included tea stops at Druk Wangyal Café, and lunch at Punakha High School park. The eight Indian passengers have also been quarantined. The government is closely working with the Indian Embassy.

Health ministry has asked the four crew members of the particular flight, and the hotel staff at both Le Meridien and Densa Boutique Resort to “home quarantine”. Which means they should stay home and maintain distance from people, including family members. Until all suspicions are ruled out, health officials will closely monitor and provide all services at respective homes,” the post read.

The government of Bhutan has imposed two weeks restriction on all incoming tourists with immediate effect.

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