Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 In India Has Reached To 31
One more suspect has tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in India. This COVID-19 confirmed case has a travel history of Thailand and Malaysia. The patient is in hospital quarantine and stable. Now, there are 31 confirmed cases in the country. This includes 16 Italian nationals.
As per the latest advisory, all international passengers irrespective of nationality are mandated to undergo universal medical screening. Adequate screening measures have been setup and nine more airports have been added to the existing 21, bringing the total to 30 airports, as of today.
In addition, a day-long national level training on Covid-19 was organized by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and WHO. This was inaugurated by Health Secretary Ms Preeti Sudan today.
It was attended by 280 health officials from all states & hospitals of railways, defence, and paramilitary forces. It was also virtually attended by 1000 nodes across the country.