Coronavirus: Local transmission rising, admits Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope

Five of ten people who tested positive for vel coronavirus in Maharashtra on Sunday got infection through local transmission, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said.

remaining five had a history of foreign travel, he added. "Today, as many as 10 people tested positive of which five got infection locally. Remaining five got infected abroad and returned to India," Tope said at a press conference here.

"It is certainly a matter of concern as cases of local transmission are increasing," he added. total number of coronavirus positive patients in Maharashtra has w risen to 74. Of 10 new cases, six are in Mumbai and four in Pune.

A health official informed that Centre had decided to stop flights into country, starting from tonight, in a bid to block "primary source" of virus. "But those who are carrying infection should be identified, tested and treated. We need cooperation of people in terms of travel history so that furr transmission can be stopped," official said.

Im Credit ANI