New Delhi: India reported its first case of Coronavirus-infected patient on Thursday. "One positive case of Novel Coronavirus patient, of a student studying in Wuhan University, has been reported in Kerala," the Health Ministry said in a statement.
The student was kept isolation and is being closely monitored.
Thousands of foreigners are among millions of people stuck in China's Wuhan that is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus.
Here are the highlights on the spread of coronavirus:
Jan 30, 2020 21:35 (IST)
Suspected coronavirus patient admitted to AIIMS in Rishikesh
A woman suspected of suffering from coronavirus was admitted to Rishikesh's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences on Thursday, the first such case in Uttarakhand. The woman, a student of medical science in Kunming City of China's Yunnan province, had come to India on January 22, an AIIMS official said. She has been kept at the isolation ward of the AIIMS and her blood samples have been sent to the Pune-based National Institute of Virology for examination, AIIMS PRO Harish Thapliyal said.
Jan 30, 2020 21:12 (IST)
Goa Asks Centre To Install Thermal Scanners At Dabolim Airport
The Goa government has urged Union Health Ministry to install thermal scanners at the state's lone airport to detect suspected cases of the novel coronavirus, whose outbreak has been reported from China.
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said he met Union health ministry officials and requested them to install scanners at the international airport in Dabolim, around 25km from here, where hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists arrive everyday.
Jan 30, 2020 20:19 (IST)
Three discharged in Mumbai
Maharashtra health officials discharged three patients quarantined at a hospital under the suspicion of coronavirus infection after their second samples also tested negative for the deadly pathogen, an official said.
Also, two more patients were admitted in the hospital on Thursday on suspicion of their possible exposure to the coronavirus, whose outbreak was reported from Wuhan city of China, he said.
Jan 30, 2020 16:52 (IST)
No confirmation about any Indian affected by coronavirus: MEA
Ministry of foreign affairs has said that it doesn't have any information about any Indian affected by Coronavirus.
Jan 30, 2020 16:03 (IST)
First coronavirus in Kerala
One positive case of Novel Coronavirus patient, of a student studying in Wuhan University, has been reported in Kerala.