Srinagar, Feb. 14 -- A research scholar, who returned from Coronavirus-affected China, was on Thursday quarantined at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) as a precautionary measure.

Doctors attending on him said the patient, who has been pursuing PhD in China, returned from the neighboring country recently.

Medical Superintendent SKIMS, Dr Farooq Jan told The Kashmir Monitor that the youth has been "immediately" quarantined as a precautionary measure.

"He has not been detected with any virus. Investigations are still on. There is nothing to worry about. He is stable," he said.

Dr Jan said the south Kashmir boy, who is in his late twenties, will be discharged once investigations are over. "We are examining him. He wi...