Question

Explain the following newspaper headline "FIRST SUSPECTED CASE OF CORONA VIRUS AT P.G.I."

Answer 1

A headline is the title of a story written/printed in big letters  especially at the front page of the newspaper story. The main items in the news are the headlines. If a newspaper or magazine article is headlined, a specific thing, that is the headlines which introduces it .

Explanation:

• The headline explains that a suspected coronavirus case had been reported at PGI. A case was reported at Post Graduate Institute (PGI) of Medical Education & Research (MER) , Chandigarh.

• The actual news states that, A resident of certain place in Sector 37, Chandigarh,  who was working in a Singapore-based company had arrived on Monday the 16 February 2020 and was suspected of corona virus Sources stated he had developed flu-like symptoms after 4 days. He was around 36 years old and on seeing his travel history, he had been admitted to the communicable disease isolation ward at PGIMER.
• The patient is, however, stable and not on a ventilator. Samples were sent to AIIMS, Delhi. Reports are expected in a day or two," said dthe consulting doctor. Sources said his family members also have been quarantined at home