Kerala: 3-year-old child with travel history to Italy tests positive for Coronavirus

A three-year-old child in Kerala, who had recently travelled to Italy, has been tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. child has been kept in isolation ward at Ernakulam Medical College. This is sixth new positive case in state. In total, Kerala has reported nine cases, three earlier ones have been treated and discharged. 

According to reports, child had travelled to Italy along with his parents and had returned on March 7. family was kept in quarantine in a hospital where child developed symptoms. On Sunday, five were confirmed positive by State Health Minister. Three of se had travelled to Italy and had come in contact with two in Pathanamthitta district.

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Schools shut due to outbreak

Amid Coronavirus outbreak, Pathanamthitta administration on Sunday informed that all educational institutes in Kerala district will remain closed for three days. According to reports, Pathanamthitta District Collector issued an order on March 8 that stated that all Angadwadis, schools, colleges, polytechnic colleges will remain closed from March 9 to March 11.

order also stated that SSLC and plus-two examinations scheduled for Tuesday in state will t be postponed. Students showing coronavirus symptoms will, however, t be permitted to write exams, order read. As per reports, face masks and sanitizers will be provided at government schools by parents-teachers association, while private school authorities will have to provide for se in ir respective schools. 

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Current situation of Coronavirus in India

India has reported at least 40 positive cases of Coronavirus to date. Two new cases were reported one from a woman in Jammu and three-year-old in Kerala. Earlier, three cases were reported in Kerala who have since recovered and have been discharged, four from Delhi who travelled to Italy, one from Telangana who travelled from Dubai, six in Agra, two in Ghaziabad, five new cases in Kerala, one in Tamil Nadu, one from Jammu and 16 people in Rajasthan who were in contact with an Italian couple in Jaipur. India initiated required preparedness and action since January 17 at field level, while WHO raised level of global risk to a "very high" on February 20, 2020.

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