Kerala declares Coronavirus as 'state calamity' after three people test positive

Kerala government on Monday declared Coronavirus as a 'state calamity'. Health Minister K K Shailaja said on vise of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan it has been decided to declare epidemic as a "state calamity". move was to take all necessary steps to ensure that outbreak is effectively controlled, she told reporters on Monday night. 

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A 'state calamity'

decision was taken hours after third Coronavirus infection in India was confirmed. All three cases have been confirmed in Kerala, with latest being a medical student. patient is being kept in isolation in a ward at Kanhang district hospital in Kasaragod.

Shailaja furr told reporters, "Till date, 2,239 people, who traveled from Corona affected countries have been identified and placed under surveillance in state, out of which 2155 are under home isolation and 84 have been mitted to isolation facilities."

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fatal virus broke out in Wuhan in January and has claimed more than 425 deaths. Over 20,000 people with Coronavirus have alrey been confirmed in country and virus has spre to multiple countries across globe. Multiple countries have started evacuating ir citizens from country, and have decided to restrict entry of foreigners returning from China in ir country. 

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World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus as a 'global public health emergency'. Director-General of WHO, Dr. Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said, " vast majority of cases outside China have a travel history to Wuhan, or contact with someone with a travel history to Wuhan. We don’t kw what sort of dam this 2019nCoV virus could do if it were to spre in a country with a weaker health system. We must act w to help countries prepare for that possibility. For all of se reasons, I am declaring a public health emergency of international concern over global outbreak of 2019nCoV."

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