EAM Jaishankar issues statement on coronavirus; 'Beijing Embassy constantly checking'

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has tweeted that Indian Embassy in Beijing is constantly taking stock of health of Indians in China and that any concerned citizen can check Embassy's Twitter handle for updates, amid coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan spreing.

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Embassy in touch with citizens

EAM's tweet comes after Indian Embassy in Beijing tweeted that authorities are in constant touch with citizens and student community. Embassy also released two numbers that concerned citizens can dial for updates.

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death toll increased to 56 in China and government has shut down connections to more cities to prevent spre of virus.  outbreak of vel Coronavirus (nCOV) has caused widespre alarm and panic across world. With its epicenter in Chinese city of Wuhan, virus has slowly spre across globe with cases being reported in US, Europe (in France), Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Thirteen cities, in an effort to contain virus, have issued a travel ban and w officials have reported that Wuhan will be restricting car traffic from Sunday. As of Saturday, Chinese officials have placed a ban on 13 cities, out of which 12 are in Hubei Province. ban has also restricted travel of as many as 56 million people amid constant fears that transmission rate will accelerate due to increased travel during Lunar New Year.  

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Coronavirus is a new strain in large family of coronaviruses (CoV) which was previously t identified in humans. CoV causes illness ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

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Indian government has asked individuals with travel history to China since January 1 this year to voluntarily report mselves to authorities if y experience symptoms related to dely vel coronavirus (nCoV).