COVID-19 pandemic in India
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| COVID-19 pandemic in India | |
|---|---|
 Confirmed cases reported Suspected cases reported | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | India |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Kerala |
| Arrival date | 30 January 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 5 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 1 |
| Recovered | 3 |
Deaths | 0 |
Territories | Delhi, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana |
| Government website | |
| https://mohfw.gov.in/diseasealerts/novel-corona-virus | |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak was confirmed to have spread to India on 30 January 2020 from China.
Time Line
on 30 January, its first case in a student who had returned from Wuhan University to Kerala. On 2 February, a second case was confirmed in Kerala; the individual travelled regularly between India and China. On 3 February, the third positive case was reported in Kerala. The patient had travelled from Wuhan. All three have since recovered from the infection.[1]
Later or 2 March, an Italian citizen in Jaipur, who was earlier tested negative, was tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of confirmed cases in the country to six.[2]
Evacuations
- On 1 February, India evacuated 324 people which included three minors, 211 students and 110 working professionals from Wuhan region on its first Air India flight evacuation.[3][4]
- On 2 February, India evacuated a second Air India flight carrying 323 Indians and seven Maldivians from Wuhan region.[5][6]
- On 7 February, Brazil evacuated from Wuhan 34 Brazilians, four Poles, a Chinese and an Indian national by Air Force planes.[7]
- On 27 February, Indian Air Force evacuated 112 people from Wuhan, which included 76 Indian nationals and 36 foreign nationals (23 nationals from Bangladesh, 6 from China, 2 each from Myanmar and Maldives and one each from South Africa, USA and Madagascar). This was the third evacuation flight sent by India to Wuhan. India also provided 15 tonnes of medical assistance comprising masks, gloves and other emergency medical equipment to China through the same IAF flight.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "Kerala Defeats Coronavirus; India's Three COVID-19 Patients Successfully Recover". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "India Reports Three More Cases of Coronavirus, Including Italian National". New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "'It's empty': Air India crew's first reaction to landing in Wuhan airport in China for evacuation". scroll. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronovirus outbreak: People flown in from China quarantined". The Hindu. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "India Evacuates Second Batch Of 323 People From Coronavirus Epicentre". ndtv. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Air India's 2nd flight lands in Delhi with 323 Indians, 7 Maldivians from coronavirus-hit Wuhan". The Hindu. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Aviões decolam de Wuhan, na China, com 40 passageiros repatriados ao Brasil e à Polônia". G1. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (27 February 2020). "Coronavirus: India brings back 36 foreigners and 76 nationals from Wuhan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ DelhiFebruary 27, India Today Web Desk New; February 27, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 09:34. "IAF evacuates 112 from coronavirus-hit Wuhan; Air India repatriates Indian crew from cruise ship". India Today. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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External links
- Worldwide Coronavirus Map, confirmed Cases – Map the route paths of coronavirus confirmed cases.