Published 19:51 IST, February 21st 2020

Israel confirms first case of Coronavirus as cruise ship returnee tested positive

Health Ministry of Israel reported its first confirmed case of the coronavirus on Friday. The patient was one of the 11 travellers who returned to Jewish state.

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Health Ministry of Israel reported its first confirmed case of Coronavirus on Friday. patient was one of 11 travellers who returned to Jewish state after being quarantined for two weeks on cruise ship Diamond Princess. Meanwhile, dely virus has reportedly infected over 76,600 and killed at least 2,200 people with 11 outside mainland China.

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10 ors detected negative

plane carrying all 11 patients landed on Ben Gurien Airport where travellers were put in vans and taken to Sheba Medical centre. Soon after arriving in hospital, y gave a breath test to determine wher y are infected or t. However, test result showed positive results for a woman and negative for all or ten citizens. According to reports, all 11 will be quarantined for next 14 days.  Israeli Health ministry later released a public statement which re,

An examination at Health Ministry’s main laboratory found that one of passengers tested positive. lab is continuing to confirm test results. patient is in quarantine and under supervision and this is t an infection that occurred in Israel.

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number of infections linked to religious sect in Daegu increased and South Korea reportedly confirmed 48 more cases on February 21. According to international media reports, 39 of new cases confirmed were connected to Church of Jesus in Daegu and number of country's overall figure spiked to 204. virus outbreak also led to residents staying indoors, leaving streets of fourth-largest city abandoned. 

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin has also reportedly requested residents to stay indoors. While speaking to media outlet, Kwon also said that city was in an 'unprecedented crisis' and that is why authorities have asked m to stay at home isolated from ir families. A resident furr said that city looks like someone dropped a bomb in middle of city and it looks like a 'zombie apocalypse'.

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19:51 IST, February 21st 2020