The deadly coronavirus has gripped India too after its outbreak in China. There have been 28 cases reported in India so far. In a recent case now, five people who came in contact with Paytm employee have been quarantined in Delhi.
The coronavirus patient who works in Gurgaon and lives in west Delhi has been tested and quarantined till their results come in, Delhi government health officials said.
The Paytm employee, who tested positive for the deadly disease with flu-like symptoms on Wednesday, came in touch with 91 people in Gurgaon, an official said, citing his counterpart in the suburban town.
To ascertain the number of people he came in contact with, Delhi government health officials are also coordinating with their counterparts in Noida.
“The patient, a resident of Uttam Nagar, has tested positive and we have conducted tests on five persons he came in touch with. They have been quarantined at their residence,” the official told a news agency.
“We are coordinating with Gurgaon officials. They have come out with a list of 91 people the patient was in touch with. We are also coordinating with officials from Noida and Connaught Place, the two other places where he had come in contact with people,” the official added.
