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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: An adult male admitted in Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bengaluru, for showing symptoms of cold and cough after his return from China's Wuhan city on January 19, tested negative for the fast-spreading coronavirus. 'The samples of throat swab sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune tested negative. said Dr Prakash, joint director, communicable diseases, state department of Health and Family Welfare. They are associated with the common cold, pneumonia, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, Bengaluru and Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru have identified hospitals for the isolation and treatment of suspected or confirmed cases..