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Two more cases of Coronavirus detected in Delhi, Telangana: Govt

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Mar 02, 2020, at 10:42 pm

# Coronavirus #TwoMoreCases #Delhi #Telangana #UnionHealthMinistry

New Delhi/IBNS: Two more patients have tested positive with the deadly Coronavirus in India, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday.

One person has been detected with the COVID-19 in New Delhi and the other in Telangana.

“One positive case of COVID-19 has been detected in New Delhi, and one has been detected in Telangana,” the union health ministry said in a release.

“The person from Delhi has a travel history from Italy, while the one from Telangana has a travel history from Dubai. Further details of his travels are being ascertained,” it said.

The Health Ministery added that both patients are stable and closely monitored.

Update on #COVID19:

Two positive cases of #nCoV19 detected. More details in the Press Release.#coronoavirusoutbreak #CoronaVirusUpdate pic.twitter.com/kf83odGo8f
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) March 2, 2020

Later, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that depending on the global evolving scenario, travel restrictions could be imposed as a precautionary measure.

#COVID19 :
.@drharshvardhan : depending on the global evolving scenario, travel restrictions could be imposed as a precautionary measure.#CoronavirusOutbreak #SwasthaBharat https://t.co/lUR2bizGuj
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) March 2, 2020

The first three cases of Coronavirus were reported among students from Kerala who returned from China’s Wuhan, which is the epicentre of the outbreak of the virus.

Following the outbreak in Kerala, the state government issued health warning and had declared a 'calamity.'

All three students were later discharged from the hospital after they recovered.

India earlier evacuated hundreds of people from China.

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