By IANS,
Ahmedabad: A non-resident Indian couple who arrived here from the US last month tested positive for swine flu Saturday, a medical official said.
“The NRI couple who had arrived from Atlanta on July 31 intially went to a private hospital thinking it was a common cough and cold problem. They were referred to the government civil hospital on Aug 5,” the senior doctor of the civil hospital here said.
“The condition of the man remained critical during Aug 5-7 and he was on a ventilator which was removed today after his condition was found to be stable,” he said.
He said the woman’s condition was also a cause for concern till Friday but now she was showing signs of improvement.
With this, the total number of confirmed swine flu patients in Gujarat has gone up to 10. The state government has asked the doctors at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport heer to be more vigilant in screening the inbound international passengers.