World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified coronavirus a pandemic. Meanwhile, India invoked Section 2 of Epidemic Diseases Act to deal with coronavirus.
Earlier on Thursday, 2 employees from tech companies Mindtree & Dell have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in India. Both these employees have a travel history to abroad. Besides, in what could be the first death due to coronavirus in India, a patient suspected of being infected with COVID-19 virus has died in Hyderabad.
However, so far no official confirmation has been received from the Telangana Govt. A total of 83 individuals, who arrived from Italy on Air India flight today, have been quarantined at Army facility at Manesar, Haryana. Out of 84 people, 74 are Indian, 6 are Italian & rest three are from the United States.
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