New Delhi: India on Sunday reported the second case of novel coronavirus with a person from Kerala with a travel history to China testing positive, officials said.
“The patient has tested positive for novel coronavirus and is in isolation in a hospital,” the health ministry said.
Update on #NovelCoronavirus :
Second positive case of #nCov has been reported in #Kerala. The patient has a travel history from #China.
The patient is in isolation in the hospital, is stable & being closely monitored.@PMOIndia@drharshvardhan @AshwiniKChoubey @PIB_India @ANI pic.twitter.com/xtKj1IjcEy— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) February 2, 2020
The patient is stable and is being closely monitored, it said.
India’s first novel coronavirus case in India was also reported from Kerala with a student testing positive.