New Delhi: The health Ministry has confirmed that the tourist who flew in from Italy has tested positive for coronavirus in Jaipur taking the toll to three. The deadly coronavirus has claimed six lives in the US. The outbreak of COVID-19, with its epicentre in China's Wuhan, continues to spread to across countries around the world. The World Health Organization has urged countries to gear up containment measures to control the spread of infection. Two fresh cases of COVID-19 were detected in India: one in New Delhi and the other in Telangana.
The Health Ministry shared the details of it through a tweet. The patient in Delhi had travelled from Italy. The other person who tested positive in Telangana had travelled from Dubai. Both the patients are under close observation, the health ministry said.
Coronavirus cases are increasing throughout the world with more than 88,000 people across the globe infected with the virus so far. Over 3,000 people have been killed by the virus.
Here are the LIVE updates on the spread of Coronavirus in India:
Mar 03, 2020 22:00 (IST)
Coronavirus in India: Indian couple onboard ship from China hospitalised in Odisha
An Indian couple, working on a Singaporean cargo ship, was admitted to a hospital in Odisha after the man developed mild fever upon arrival at Paradip port from China today, official sources said. The authorities of the Paradip port referred the couple from Uttar Pradesh to the SCB Medical College Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack after screening them. The cargo ship with 23 crew members, including the couple, started their voyage from China on February 15 and arrived at Paradip Port on March 1. The ship also travelled to South Korea and Singapore en route. It was found during a medical checkup that the man had developed mild fever, said Port Hospital's chief medical officer Prahallad Panda. Since the ship travelled through some countries hit by the deadly novel coronavirus, the couple has been referred to the SCBMCH, he said. "Before shifting them to the SCBMCH, the man and his wife had been quarantined in the ship itself," he said. Though none of the other 21 crew members showed any symptoms of the disease during tests, they have been told not to disembark from the ship, Mr Panda said.
Mar 03, 2020 19:36 (IST)
Coronavirus in India: Haryana provides masks, gloves, sanitisers to cops on field
The Haryana Police on Tuesday directed its field units to take immediate action to safeguard on-duty personnel from potential coronavirus infection by providing them with masks, gloves and hand sanitisers. In an official communication, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk said all police personnel who come in close contact with others during frisking, interacting, crowd control, access control, traffic duties are at risk of exposure. They need to be protected by equipping them appropriately with masks, gloves and hand sanitisers, he said. Mr Virk said all men may be briefed properly on coronavirus without causing alarm. He directed the officials to assess the requirement of police personnel for masks, gloves and hand sanitisers. The officials have been asked to ensure strict compliance to the directions.
Mar 03, 2020 18:03 (IST)
Coronavirus in India: CISF provides sanitisers, gloves, masks to troops deployed at airports
The CISF has provided medical kits containing hand sanitisers, gloves and masks to all its personnel deployed to guard 62 civil airports in the country in view of the coronavirus scare, officials said on Tuesday. Since the CRPF have close physical interaction with the outgoing and incoming passengers by way of frisking and talking to them, it has been ordered that the medical kit be stocked and used at all international and domestic airports under the force's security cover. All the airports have been provided alcohol-based sanitiser bottles, hand gloves and face masks of the normal and N95 variety for use by our personnel, a senior CISF official said, reported PTI.
Mar 03, 2020 17:01 (IST)
Coronavirus in India: Indian Railways sets up ward for suspected cases
Amid the growing coronavirus scare, Indian Railways has geared up to tackle the situation as it has dedicated a ward specially for clinically suspected cases at the Northern Railway Central Hospital in the national capital. Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said that to counter the emerging threat of coronavirus, Northern Railway Central Hospital has geared up to tackle the situation. "One dedicated ward for clinically suspected cases has been established at Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi with personnel protective disposable dress for both paramedics and patients," he said. He also said that people will be educated about the symptoms of coronavirus and if anyone displays the symptoms, he or she may immediately contact the nearest health unit or hospital, reported IANS.
Mar 03, 2020 16:50 (IST)
Coronavirus in India: Agra hotels told to report arrival of tourists from Italy, Iran, China
Hotels and the authorities at tourist sites in Agra have been told to inform the office of the chief medical officer as soon as visitors from Italy, Iran or China arrive, so that they can be screened for coronavirus, an official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile in Lucknow, samples of an Uttar Pradesh residents who had returned from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning have been sent for testing. He will be quarantined for 14 days in the hospital.
As soon as any information is received, a team of doctors will be dispatched to examine the visitors for symptoms of COVID-19, Agra Chief Medical Officer Dr Mukesh Vats told PTI.
"We have issued instructions to all hotels in the city that if any person is coming from Italy, Iran or China, they should inform us," he said.
Authorities at all tourist sites in Agra have been told to "inform the 24-hour control room about visitors from the countries where the coronavirus outbreak has been reported," Dr Vats said.
Mar 03, 2020 15:20 (IST)
Amid rising cases of coronavirus the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued a travel advisory suspending all regular visas/e-visas granted on or before March 3 to nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan who have not yet entered India. The advisory also suspends visa on arrival (VoA) issued by March 3 to Japan and South Korea nationals who have not yet entered India. (PTI)
Mar 03, 2020 14:17 (IST)
Arvind Kejriwal Calls Urgent Meeting With Health Minister Over Virus Fear
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an urgent meeting with Health Minister Satyendar Jain and other officials to take stock of the government's preparedness to deal with coronavirus. (PTI)
Mar 03, 2020 14:12 (IST)
Coronavirus in India: Two Noida schools shut after coronavirus scare
Two private schools in Noida cancelled classes on Tuesday for the next few days as a precautionary measure after the father of a student tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. The two schools announced their closure in messages sent to the parents, a day after the Union Health Ministry reported two fresh cases of coronavirus - one of them in Delhi. One of the schools, where the Delhi man's son is a primary class student, said it will remain shut from March 4 to March 6. The second school said it is suspending classes from now to March 9 and sanitising its campus. Fumigation was underway at both schools, reported PTI.
Mar 03, 2020 13:56 (IST)
Union Health Ministry held a meeting with Rajasthan's health department officials over coronavirus fears. RK Singh, ACS Health says, "All the hotels where the Italian tourist stayed are being sanitized. People who came in contact with the infected person, their samples taken". (ANI)
Mar 03, 2020 13:51 (IST)
Nearly 40 students of Noida school are tested for coronavirus and they will undergo a 28-day isolation, the Chief Medical Officer of Gautam Buddh Nagar said. The school has been shut down over coronavirus fears. The officer also said that the school will be sanitised for two days.
Mar 03, 2020 13:44 (IST)
Six people who came in contact with Delhi's coronavirus patient are being kept in isolation. Indian government has said that their samples are being sent to National Institute of Virology for confirmation.
Mar 03, 2020 13:37 (IST)
Hotels and tourists sites in Agra have been instructed to inform the office of the Chief Medical Officer as soon as visitors from Italy, Iran or China arrive, so that they can be screened for coronavirus infection, an official said today. (PTI)