Sudha Singh who returned from Rio Olympics with fever and body ache last week, was admitted to Fortis Hospital the same day on August 20 for a suspected Zika virus diagnosis. Rio Olympian and Indian long distance runner Sudha Singh, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital here for a suspected Zika virus infection, has tested positive for swine flu and will be out of action for at least two months, doctors said on Tuesday. "Sudha Singh who has been undergoing treatment for a suspected Zika virus is suffering from H1N1, known as swine flu virus," Dr Sarala of Sports Authority of India said. "It will take Sudha Singh two to three weeks to get discharged from the hospital, depending upon her health condition," she said. The doctors had collected the blood samples of Sudha and had sent them to Virology Institute in Pune for Zika virus testing.

Source: dna August 23, 2016 17:37 UTC