The Health Ministry confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus in the country in a patient in Kerala. The patient is a student of the Wuhan University.
The virus has killed more than 170 people in China is spreading to other countries, alarming health experts.
At least 806 people who returned from China over the past few days are under observation in Kerala for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus, Health officials said here on Wednesday.
Out of the total of 806 people, 173 had arrived in the state on Wednesday.
While 10 of them are under observation in isolation wards at various hospitals across the state, the remaining are under home quarantine.
Wuhan city with a population of 11 million people, has been placed under a lockdown.
New Delhi has requested Beijing for a permission to operate two flights to bring back Indians from Hubei province capital. The embassy is in touch with Chinese authorities on the ground to work out necessary logistics and has started sharing evacuation 'consent forms' online with Indians stranded in Wuhan.
Source: The Economic Times
BDST: 1610 HRS, JAN 30, 2020
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