Suspected COVID-19: Five including woman, admitted to Udupi hospital
Udupi: Five suspected COVID-19 patients, including a woman, have been admitted to Udupi district hospital on Tuesday amid a rapid spread of Novel Coronavirus across the country.
“The five have been added to the isolation ward, which is opened in the district hospital for coronavirus suspects, and they are being treated" said Dr. Sudhir Chandrachud, District Health and Family Welfare Officer.
“Three out of five people admitted for suspected infection have returned from Dubai and they are suffering from fever and cough. Another has returned from Qatar and has been hospitalized over headaches and fever complaints. The woman, who returned from Kuwait, has been admitted to test for coronavirus as she is suffering from cough and throat pain”, he said.
Their throat swabs have been sent to Shivamogga laboratory. The report is expected tomorrow, he said. Three of the five patients who were examined today are from Kundapur Taluk and two are from Kapu Taluk.
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Navy information leak to Pakistan: Udupi police arrest another accused Hirendra Kumar from Gujarat
Udupi: The Udupi police have arrested another accused in connection with a case involving employees of a Malpe–Cochin Shipyard limited allegedly sharing confidential information related to the Indian Navy with Pakistan in exchange for money.
The arrested accused has been identified as Hirendra Kumar, alias Bharat Kumar Khadayata (34), a resident of Kailas Nagar in Ananda taluk of Gujarat.
With this arrest, the total number of accused arrested in the case has risen to three. Earlier, on November 21, police arrested Rohit and Santri, both hailing from Uttar Pradesh. They are currently in judicial custody.
According to the police, Rohit and Santri were working in a joint venture company operating at the Malpe Shipyard.
A case was registered at the Malpe Police Station after it was found that confidential details, including a list of Indian Navy ship numbers and other sensitive information, were allegedly shared with Pakistan through WhatsApp, leading to illegal monetary gains.
Hirendra Kumar was arrested on December 21 by a team led by Karkala Sub-Division Assistant Superintendent of Police Harsha Priyamvada, the investigating officer in the case. Police stated that the accused had allegedly procured a mobile SIM card in his name for a fee and handed it over to the other accused for use in the illegal activity.
He was produced before the court, and further investigation is underway, police officials said.
