HOW CORONAVIRUS STARTED IN INDIA
On Feb. 12, a
50-year-old man hanged himself in the Indian city of Chittoor to
prevent his wife and children from getting the 2019 coronavirus. Feeling sick,
he visited a doctor and left the consultation believing he had COVID-19. After
his death, however, the presence of the new virus in his body was not
confirmed. His son told that his dad died from fear and anxiety,
after having watched hundreds of videos about the new disease.
One positive
case of novel coronavirus has been found in Kerala. The student was studying at
Wuhan University in China. The patient is stable and is being closely monitored.
Second case of
coronavirus reported in Kerala. The Union Health Ministry on Sunday reported
the second confirmed case of novel corona virus (2019-n-Cov) in a Kerala
student, who had traveled to China.
Third case of
coronavirus tested positive in Kerala the Union Health Ministry on Monday
reported the third positive case of novel coronavirus infection in Kerala. Coronavirus
cases in Delhi and Telangana One positive case of COVID-19 has been detected in
New Delhi, and one has been detected in Telangana. The person from Delhi has travel
history from Italy, while the one from Telangana travelled from Dubai. Further
details of his travels are being ascertained.
The total number
of people tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) in India is now at 34 as
on 7th March 2020. This number includes the first three cases
reported from Kerala where students were diagnosed with the infection, treated
and discharged. This means that there are only 31 active cases of the virus in
India at the moment. The three cases reported from Delhi-NCR, two being that of
males who recently traveled to Italy and another who returned from Iran, have
also been included in this list of 34 patients. In addition, six acquaintances
of the Delhi-based man with a travel history of Italy have tested positive for
Covid-19. One positive case has also been reported from Telangana of an
individual who recently travelled to Dubai. The single largest report of
individuals being infected with the virus has come to light from Rajasthan
where 16 Italian tourists and their Indian driver tested positive for the
coronavirus.
HERE IS THE TIMELINE FOR CRONAVIRUS JOURNEY
IN INDIA
On 30 January, the country's first case
was confirmed in a student who had returned from Wuhan University to Kerala.
On 2 February, a second case was
confirmed in Kerala; the individual travelled regularly between India and
China.
On 3 February, the third positive case
was reported in Kasaragod, Kerala. The patient had traveled from Wuhan. All
three have since recovered from the infection.
Later on 2 March, the Health Ministry
reported two more confirmed cases: a 45-year-old man in Delhi who had traveled
back from Italy and a 24-year-old engineer in Hyderabad who had travel history
with the United Arab Emirates.
In addition, an
Italian citizen in Jaipur, who was earlier tested negative, was tested positive
for coronavirus, totaling six confirmed cases in the country. 80 people who
were in contact with the Hyderabad individual, including fellow bus passengers
from Bangalore, were tracked down by the government and placed under watch.
Officials of the
Government of Telangana stated that 36 people who had been in contact with the
Hyderabad engineer had developed coronavirus symptoms. An employee of Intel in
Bangalore who had come in contact with him was quarantined.
Fifteen crew
members of the Air India flight, which had carried the Delhi man from Vienna,
were placed in isolation for 14 days, while six of his family members in Agra
were quarantined. Staff of a restaurant in Delhi where he had dined on 28
February were asked to self-quarantine for two weeks, and two schools in Noida
whose students had attended a birthday party of his child were closed for a
week.
On 3 March, the wife of the Italian
tourist in Jaipur also tested positive, and her samples were sent to Pune for
confirmation. A total of 24 people (21 Italians and 3 Indians) residing in a
South Delhi hotel were shifted to an ITBP camp for testing.
On 4 March, 16 of them (15 Italians and
1 Indian) tested positive for coronavirus, according to an announcement by the
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The six family members of
the Delhi case in Agra were confirmed to be infected with the virus.
A Paytm employee
in Gurgaon, who had returned from a vacation in Italy, tested positive, taking
the number of cases to 29. 459 passengers
have been screened in Kochi who were onboard the Italian luxury cruise ship
'Costa Victoria'.
On 5 March, a middle-aged man in
Ghaziabad who had travel history with Iran tested positive.
More than 1,200
people, who came from other countries, were quarantined in Kolkata.
A resident of West Delhi, who had traveled to Malaysia and Thailand, was diagnosed with the virus on 6 March.
On 7 March, a man in Jammu and two
people from Amritsar with travel history to Italy were tested positive in
preliminary tests, but a confirmation from Pune was awaited. The Health
Ministry announced three confirmed cases on 7 March—two people from Ladakh who
had visited Iran, and a person in Tamil Nadu who had been to Oman
