Published 19:28 IST, March 24th 2020
COVID-19: Culinary Director of famous Mumbai restaurant tests positive; had attended party
The Culinary Director of a notable restaurant in Mumbai has tested COVID-19 positive in New York. It is reported that he had attended a party with 200 people.
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The Culinary Director of a notable restaurant in Mumbai has tested positive for COVID-19. The Culinary Director who tested positive in New York on March 18 had travelled back to the United States from Mumbai on March 8. An official statement issued by the company confirming the positive case added that it has informed the Health department of Mumbai and has also been reaching out to people who had interacted with the director during his visit to India.
Had attended a party with 200 people
The chef had attended the notable restaurant's fifth-anniversary celebrations on March 1 where about 200 people were present and had also attended the opening of a sweet shop in the Byculla area of Mumbai. Reports have stated that the restaurant has reached out to all the guests who had visited the party on March 1. The culinary director had landed in India on February 19 before returning back to the States on March 8.
Coronavirus crisis in India
As of date, 519 positive cases have been reported of the pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) with Maharashtra reporting the highest at 107. Ten deaths have been reported to date. India has suspended all visas and barred travel from Afghanistan, Philippines, EU, UK, China, Malaysia and mandatory 14-day quarantine from several other countries and shut down over 75 districts across the nation.
India has also closed the India-Pakistan border and restricted passenger movement at the border with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar. The government is monitoring all suspected cases and issued preventive advisories with Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Delhi, Kerala, Jammu - Kashmir declaring the disease an epidemic shutting down all educational institutions, monuments, parks, gyms, swimming pools, pubs and banning large gatherings.
Updated 19:28 IST, March 24th 2020