New Delhi (NVI): Another man in Delhi has been tested positive for coronavirus, taking the cumulative figure of confirmed cases to 31, the Health Ministry said today. The patient had recently travelled to Thailand and Malaysia, according to the ministry.
“One more suspect has tested positive for COVID-19. The COVID-19 confirmed case has a travel history of Thailand and Malaysia. The patient is in hospital quarantine and stable. There are now have 31 confirmed cases in the country. This includes 16 Italian nationals,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.
It also added that as per the latest advisory, all international passengers irrespective of nationality are mandated to undergo universal medical screening. “Adequate screening measures have been set up and nine more airports have been added to the existing 21, bringing the total to 30 airports, as of today,” it added.
A day-long national-level training on Covid-19 has also been organized by the health ministry and WHO. This was inaugurated by Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, here today.
It is being attended by 280 health officials from all states, & hospitals of railways, defence, and paramilitary forces. It was also virtually attended by 1000 nodes across the country.
The Government has also advised people to avoid or postpone mass gatherings till the spread of novel coronavirus is brought under control. “In the case of any such gatherings, states may take necessary action to guide organisers on precautions to be taken,” an official statement by Rajender Kumar, Under Secretary in Health Ministry said in a statement yesterday.
Meanwhile, Seoul has accused Tokyo of “unreasonable, excessive and extremely regrettable” actions, after Japan said it would quarantine all passengers arriving from South Korea.
South Korean health authorities reported 518 new cases of coronavirus today, bringing to 6,284 the total number of infections nationwide.
Italy’s death toll from the outbreak has risen to 148, with 3,858 infections. The French president Emmanuel Macron has said a coronavirus epidemic is “inevitable” in France. There have been 423 positive cases and 7 deaths till today. The UK has also announced its first death from the virus as confirmed cases rise past 115.
Iran’s official death toll rose by 15 to 107, and the number of confirmed cases increased by 591 to 3,513, according to health officials. The country has already shut schools until April, and Health Minister Saeed Namaki said people should not use the break as an opportunity to travel.
In Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, a school on the city’s north shore, was closed after a 16-year-old student was diagnosed with COVID-19, media reported.
The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus has risen to 12 as King County in the state of Washington reported the latest death on Thursday.
Globally, more than 95,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease, the vast majority in China, with 3,015 deaths in China and 267 deaths across the globe, with the majority being in Italy and Iran.
