The Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs while updating the confirmed cases of coronavirus in India has said that the total now stands at 83. So far, two deaths due to the lethal infection have been reported in the country.
The development came after a 68-year-old woman, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died due to co-morbidity — diabetes and hypertension — at a Delhi hospital on Friday.
India had on Thursday reported its first death from coronavirus.
The coronavirus, which originated in China’s Wuhan city in December last year, has so far spread to more than 100 countries, infecting over 1,20,000 people.
Meanwhile , It is learnt that Infosys has decided to evacuate one of its buildings in Bengaluru as one of their employees was in contact with a suspected coronavirus patient.
“We have taken a decision to evacuate one of our satellite buildings in Bengaluru as a precautionary measure, as one of our employees had been in contact with an individual with suspected COVID-19,” the IT giant said in a statement.
Further, In view of the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, the Swaminarayan sect has announced to close all its temples globally and suspend routine activities until further notice as part of its efforts to protect the health of volunteers, visitors and local communities.
As part of India’s strategy to bring back all Indians from abroad, Twenty one passengers, who were stranded in coronavirus-hit Italy have arrived in Kerala .
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus a pandemic and Europe as its epicentre with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China.
