15 Italian tourists who were under 14-day quarantine in Delhi, test positive for coronavirus

▴ 15 Italian tourists who were under 14-day quarantine in Delhi, test positive for coronavirus
The development comes a day after an Italian tourist in Jaipur was tested positive for the virus and his wife showed initial symptoms of the virus. The wife has now been tested positive. An Indian driver accompanying the Italian tourists was also tested positive.

Fifteen out of 21 Italian tourists, who are quarantined in Delhi, are possibly infected with the deadly coronavirus. They were a neighborhood of a gaggle of 23 Italians who landed in Delhi and traveled to Rajasthan last month. one among them - currently in Jaipur - tested positive on Tuesday, making it the fifth case in India within the last two months; his wife is additionally under await suspected infection.

If confirmed, this may be the most important group thus far within the country to be infected with the illness, which made an appearance in Wuhan city of China in December and spread to quite 60 countries.
Two fresh cases of the disease were reported in Delhi and Hyderabad on Monday. The Delhi patient has a travel history of flying to Italy recently, which is emerging as another den for the virus.

According to sources, he wasn't screened at the airport because he flew in from Austria, where the outbreak has not been declared serious. The crew of the Air India flight that flew him last week has been asked to remain in isolation at their homes for 14 days. an identical advisory has been issued to other passengers.
The affected passenger in Hyderabad -a techie from Bengaluru - had traveled on an IndiGo flight on February 20. The crew of the flight is placed under observation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, had tweeted that he had an "extensive review with (a) number of ministries and state governments regarding preparedness levels". The govt has found out a task force to watch things.
This morning, he said that he wouldn't participate in any Holi events next week, citing experts.
India has stepped up measures that include prohibiting visitors from Italy, Iran, South Korea, and Japan, except diplomats and officials from international bodies.
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan held a high-level meeting.

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