Coronavirus in India: What we know so far

Three more positive cases of coronavirus were reported from India today, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country went up to 42.

Fifteen Italian tourists tested positive in preliminary tests for the novel coronavirus in New Delhi taking the total number of confirmed cases to 28 in India.

After two new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Delhi and Telangana on Monday, an Italian tourist in Jaipur was detected with the virus taking the cases of the virus to six.

India's health ministry had earlier confirmed that doctors had detected two fresh cases of COVID-19.

India reported two more cases of coronavirus in Delhi and Telangana, taking the tally of the infected people to five.

The person from Delhi had travel history from Italy, while the other from Telangana had come from Dubai.

The third confirmed patient for the SARS-like pathogen was reported in Kasaragod, Kerala on February 3. The person was treated at the Kanjangad District Hospital in Kasaragod. The patient's condition is currently stable.

Second confirmed case of the novel virus was reported in India on February 2. The patient was also a resident of Kerala. 

Visa

On January 30, Indian government banned the export of personal protection equipment such as masks and clothing amid a global coronavirus outbreak.

The first three confirmed cases of the novel virus in India were reported in Kerala.

However, none of the cases were locally transmitted.

All of them had been infected by COVID-19 due to their travel history abroad as they were all medical students from Wuhan.

It followed a rigid protocol, including a 28-day quarantine to contain the spread of the infection.

Three suspected cases of the coronavirus were reported in Delhi. The three people had flu-like symptoms after they returned from China. However, all three of them were discharged on January 30.