Newly identified coronavirus belongs to the family of viruses that include common cold and viruses such as SARS and MERS. It first surfaced around December 2019 when WHO was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province and the virus did not match any other known virus.
Adding to the worry about the danger of fast-spreading Coronavirus that has claimed 170 lives in China, three Japanese people evacuated from China have been found to be infected with the flu. Two of them had not even shown symptoms, reported Reuters. The Chinese government on Thursday has confirmed 1,700 new infections, taking the number to 7,711.
The first case of coronavirus in India has been reported in Kerala. One student in Kerala, who just returned from Wuhan tested positive for Novel Coronavirus, on Thursday. The patient, who had been studying at Wuhan University, is now kept in isolation. He is stable and is being closely monitored.
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One student in Kerala, who just returned from Wuhan tested positive for Novel Coronavirus, on Thursday. The patient, who had been studying in Wuhan University, is now kept in isolation. He is stable and is being closely monitored, the government of India stated in a press release.
