India reports 3rd case of coronavirus in Kerala

February 03, 2020 12:52

India reports the third positive case of novel coronavirus in Kerala, says the health ministry. Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said the patient is under treatment at the Kanjangad District Hospital in Kasaragod. "The patient's condition is stable. The patient had returned from Wuhan, China."

Just yesterday, India reported a second case of novel coronavirus with another person from Kerala, who recently returned from China, testing positive for the infection.

The condition of both patients was stated to be 'stable' and not serious, officials said.The second patient is also a student from Wuhan in China, the epicentre of the epidemic. The patient had returned to Kerala on January 24, the state government said.

The country's first novel coronavirus case was reported from Thrissur in Kerala on Thursday with a woman medical student who returned from Wuhan testing positive for the infection.

Since the coronavirus outbreak in China, Kerala, which is thickly populated, has been on high alert as a large number of students from the state are studying in the University of Wuhan.

The Kerala health minister said they had started the process to identify people who may have come in contact the two virus-infected patients.

She said police were helping in the process.With the second case being reported from the state, people need to be more vigilant and follow all precautionary measures, Shailaja said.

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