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India’s second confirmed case of coronavirus reported in Kerala

Second positive case of Novel Coronavirus patient, has been reported in Kerala.

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Sunday, February 2, 2020

Kochi: India’s second case of coronavirus has been reported in Alappuzha in Kerala, Union Health Ministry said this morning, three days after the southern state reported country’s first case of the infectious disease that has killed over 300 people in China.

The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China and spread to more than 20 countries across the world in the last few weeks, has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation.

“Second positive case of Novel Coronavirus patient, has been reported in Kerala. The patient has a travel history from China. The patient is stable and is being closely monitored,” government said in a statement.

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