Seven Indonesian citizens have tested positive for coronavirus in Telangana on Wednesday, reported The News Minute on Wednesday . The st...
Seven Indonesian citizens have tested positive for coronavirus in Telangana on Wednesday, reported The News Minute on Wednesday. The state’s Directorate of Public Health said the seven were travelling together on the same train with the fifth patient in the state. Once the Union health ministry confirms the new cases, the total number from the state will go up to 13.
The Telangana government said that all seven patients have been in isolation since March 16 and tested positive on March 18. Six of the seven came to India for “religious activity”, the state administration’s statement said.
The fifth patient from the state, an Indonesian citizen, identified in Karimnagar district, reached via train from Delhi on March 13. He was travelling in coach S9 of Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti (train number 12708), and disembarked at Ramagundam. Three Indians accompanied him at Karimnagar. Telangana’s health officials said the foreign visitors had come to attend a religious event, and were staying at a mosque.
The state’s health department said they had traced all those who travelled on the train with the fifth patient. Telangana’s Health Minister Eatala Rajender claimed they had also identified those who came in contact with this Indonesian citizen at Karimnagar and Ramagundam.
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