The government of India has reported a total of 5 cases of coronavirus in India. On Monday, 2 March the government confirmed two cases of coronavirus, one in Delhi and another in Telangana. Earlier three cases of patients suffering from the deadly virus were recovered safely and were discharged from hospital in Kerala.

The patient from Telangana, who came back from Dubai recently, is being treated in an isolation ward at a hospital in Hyderabad. The one from Delhi is undergoing treatment at RML Hospital. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the health condition of both the patients is said to be stable now.

5 things to know about coronavirus in India:

1) India has reported a total of 5 cases of coronavirus to date. The earlier three positive COVID-19 cases of patients reported from Kerala were recovered safely and were discharged from the hospital.

2) The first case of coronavirus in India was reported in January from Thrissur, Kerala of a woman medical student from Wuhan. Later on, two other patients from Kerala who had gone to Wuhan for studies were also found to be infected.

3) After founding two coronavirus cases in Kerala, the government of Kerala had declared the coronavirus as a state calamity but withdrew it after effective quarantine and no fresh cases were reported.

3) Indian citizens who were evacuated from China have tested negative for COVD-19 in the first testing at their present isolation places in Manesar.

4) In a press conference, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan requested Indian citizens to avoid non-essential & unnecessary travel to Italy, Iran, Singapore, and South Korea.


5) The government has asked Indian citizens to not panic at the situation and provided government helpline number for assistance.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India on their Twitter handle shared some simple steps to follow while using a protection mask. TheUnionHealth Minister, Harsh Vardhan also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also closely monitoring the situation.

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