New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that he had an extensive review of preparations to tackle coronavirus in the country and asked people not to panic. The PM’s concerns over the virus outbreak came a day after two more positive cases of COVID-19 were reported from Delhi and Telangana.
Taking to Twitter, Modi said, “Had an extensive review regarding preparedness on the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. Different ministries & states are working together, from screening people arriving in India to providing prompt medical attention.”
Replying on the same tweet, Modi said: “There is no need to panic. We need to work together, take small yet important measures to ensure self-protection.”
There is no need to panic. We need to work together, take small yet important measures to ensure self-protection. pic.twitter.com/sRRPQlMdtr
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 3, 2020
Modi’s tweet also featured a card by the Ministry of Health, with protective measures listed to prevent the disease.
More than 3,000 people have been killed due to the virus globally.
The United States has reported six deaths from the coronavirus, as the outbreak that started in China continues to spread to new countries around the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the countries to step up containment measures to rein in the infection.
South Korea has reported 600 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) also says three more people died overnight.
Total cases in the country now stand at 4,812, making it the largest outbreak outside China.
Deaths in Italy rose to 52, while Iran’s toll rose to 66. Italy is the hardest-hit country in Europe, while Iran has reported the most deaths outside China.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that public health officials are operating in “uncharted territory” as they combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 90,000 people across 73 countries and territories as of Monday evening.
The virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica since it was first identified in December last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
To date, there have been 172 deaths reported outside mainland China, raising the global death toll to 3,115.
