A 23-year-old woman with travel history to Britain was tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on late March 18 night, health officials said.

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This is the first positive case of COVID-19 in the city. She returned from Britain on March 15. She was admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital on March 16 with symptoms of fever and cold. Her throat swab samples, which were sent to the Department of Virology in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER) for examination, found her coronavirus positive.