A second coronavirus patient is reported to have died in India on Friday. The second victim in India was a 69-year-old woman. She was a resident of Delhi. She was undergoing treatment at Delhi's RML hospital. Reports stated that she had got the infection from her son who had come back from a foreign trip. Reports also stated that she had other ailments as well.
With over 1,32,536 cases reported worldwide, the coronovirus has already claimed over 5,000 lives. The Government has imposed a travel ban with airlines cancelling flights to seven countries.
COVID-19 cases are reported in over 130 countries and it's an international emergency with many countries taking stern steps to stop the spread of coronavirus. An Advisory from the Government was issued for all incoming international passengers retuning to India to self-monitor their health and follow the recommended "DOs and DON'Ts".
"It is learnt that Covid-19 positive cases have been detected in India and the numbers have been increasing. It is also learnt that the spread of the coronavirus in India is primarily from visitors who had history of travelling abroad recently or through tourists who have visited India," a government order from Arunachal Pradesh earlier said.
According to District Health and Family Welfare Department, India had its first death due to coronavirus in Karnataka. A 76-year-old man was suspected to be infected with coronavirus had died in Karnataka's Kalburgi. His samples were sent to a lab and results confirmed positive for COVID-19, department officials.
The man had been identified as Mohammed Hussain Siddiqui, who had returned from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on February 29 and headed home in Kalburgi, which is at a distance of about 500 km from state capital Bengaluru.
India has about 75 plus confirmed cases of coronavirus with fresh cases reported from Delhi and Rajasthan. Two deaths due to coronavirus have however been reported from India.
Experts state that those who are most at risk due to any viral infection are elderly, pregnant women and children and people with underlying chronic ailments as their immunity is not as strong as others.
In order to check the spread of the virus, India has set up quarantine facilities in Manesar, Hindon and other places too.
