New Delhi: The fear of corona virus grips the country as the the number of Covid-19 cases in India has now gone up to 28. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today announced that out of 21 Italian nationals, 16 of them have been found positive for coronavirus. They have been sent to Indo-Tibetan Border Police’s (ITBP) quarantine facility in Chhawla.
Besides, six family members of the Delhi man who was infected with coronavirus have also been tested positive for the virus that has killed more than 3,000 people globally so far. “On conducting contact tracing of the person tested positive in Delhi, we came to know that he infected 6 members of his family who are in Agra. All 6 members tested positive for coronavirus,” Vardhan said.
Out of the 28 positive coronavirus cases in India, 16 are Italians. A 69-year-old Italian tourist was found infected in Jaipur yesterday and now his wife and 14 other tourists and and Indian driver who travelled with them have also been found positive. Their samples were sent to National Institute of Immunology (NIV), Pune.
Breakup of coronavirus cases in India:
Delhi: 1
Agra: 6 (Relatives of the Delhi patient)
Telangana: 1 (Bengaluru techie)
Kerala: 3 (All of them have recovered)
Jaipur: 17 (16 Italians and an Indian driver)
To control the spread of the deadly virus in India, the government has now started universal screening of all passengers from incoming international flights at airports.
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