The health ministry on Thursday said that one positive case of the novel coronavirus (2019n-CoV) of a student from Wuhan University has been reported in Kerala.
The Press Information Bureau reported the patient to be stable, and being closely monitored.
India is among the top 30 countries at “high-risk” from the spread of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, according to a study based on the number of air travellers predicted to arrive in the countries from the worst affected cities in China.
On Wednesday a 49-year-old resident of Mumbai became the ninth person in Maharashtra to be kept under observation for possible exposure to the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), a health official said in Mumbai on Wednesday. The man had returned on January 21 from Wuhan, believed to be the epicentre of the deadly virus, he said.
In Punjab and Haryana, 3 people are under observation. Three others have been kept in isolation wards in Delhi, and 430 people are under watch at their homes in Kerala.
This story is still developing and will be updated.
