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Delhi, Telangana report first coronavirus cases

By IANS | Updated: March 2, 2020 16:02 IST

Two new novel coronavirus cases have been reported in Delhi and Telangana, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare announced on Monday.

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New Delhi, March 2 Two new novel coronavirus cases have been reported in Delhi and Telangana, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare announced on Monday.

The Ministry in a statement said: "One positive case of COVID-19 has been detected in New Delhi, and one has been detected in Telangana."

According to the Health Ministry, the person who has tested positive from Delhi has a travel history to Italy, while the one from Telangana visited Dubai.

Further details of their travels were being ascertained. The Ministry also said that both the patients were stable and were being closely monitored.

Earlier in India, there were three positive COVID-19 cases reported from Kerala, but all were discharged from the hospital after they recovered from the disease.

More than 2,000 people have been screened at 21 international airports in India in order to contain the disease.

The Centre has evacuated Ind as well as foreign nationals at least thrice from the COVID-19-affected China. Suspected persons were quarantined at the Chhawala and Manesar isolation camps arranged by the Army and the ITBP.

( With inputs from IANS )

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