There was a complaint of cold and cough and fever ..
District Health and Medical Officer of Bilaspur, Dr. Pramod Tiwari said that a three-year-old son of a person resident of the neighboring district Korba had a complaint of cold and fever. He was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Bilaspur on 27 January when health did not improve.
He said that the sample of the child was sent to AIIMS in Raipur for investigation due to fear of being infected with Human Metanumovirus. The report received from AIIMS found the child infected with HMPV. The infected child is separated from other patients present in the hospital and kept in the ICU, where he is being treated under the supervision of doctor Sushil Kumar.