Published 17:34 IST, March 3rd 2020
Air India confirms coronavirus case on Feb 25 Vienna-Delhi flight, advises passengers
In an announcement, Air India confirmed that one of the passengers on the Vienna-Delhi flight of February 25 had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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In an official anuncement on Tuesday, Air India confirmed that one of passengers on Vienna-Delhi flight of February 25 has tested positive for vel coronavirus. It issued a statement bringing this fact to attention of passengers of said flight. y have been vised to follow protocol tified by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Meanwhile, Air India has asked 10 crew members of aforesaid flight, including co-pilots, to quarantine mselves for 14 days at ir homes.
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PM Modi warns against panic
Earlier in day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an extensive review pertaining to preparedness on vel coronavirus front. He revealed that different ministries and states were working toger from screening people to providing immediate medical help. Stressing that re was need to panic, he observed that people could ensure ir protection with some elementary measures such as washing hands frequently, keeping social distancing, avoiding touching eyes, se, and mouth and so forth.
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Number of confirmed cases cross 90,000 mark
First detected in Wuhan in December 2019, COVID-19- vel coronavirus has affected 73 countries in world. As of w, re are 90,892 confirmed cases of vel coronavirus which has led to death of 3,110 people. As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to deal to treat COVID-19, countries have been grappling with all possible mechanisms to contain its scope.
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17:34 IST, March 3rd 2020