coronavirus confirmed in Delhi First case | Here are the details coronavirus
According to the information provided by the Press Information Bureau, the person from Delhi has travel history from Italy. The person from Delhi is being diagnosed at RML hospital. Here is what the Ministry of Health has to say. One positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been detected in New Delhi. Italy had reported a 50 per cent increase in coronavirus cases Sunday, taking the total up to 1,694 cases of the virus, representing an increase in 1,128 cases on Saturday.
The total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases worldwide is around 80,000 now. The number of deaths globally in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak crossed 3,000 on Monday, as China reported 42 more deaths. Further details are being awaited, including the details of their travels. Notably, an Air India special flight from Tokyo had arrived in New Delhi on 27 February 2020 with 119 Indians and 5 foreigners. The foreign nationals belonged to Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru.
Infections have nearly doubled in the past 48 hours in Italy, Europe's worst-hit country. The new fatalities were all in the virus epicentre Hubei province of China, the National Health Commission said. In China, the number of reported new cases has gradually been declining and there were only six confirmed new infections outside Hubei. However, South Korea today reported 476 new Coronavirus cases, taking its national tally to 4,212, while the US reported its second death from the virus.
While airlifting raw materials from China is a measure that some firms are now considering, others are looking at neighbouring countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, and Thailand for their sourcing requirements.
India, too, is facing the brunt of the disease as the outbreak's impact on manufacturing in China has left Indian companies scrambling for options.
The equity markets have already seen an erosion of $8 trillion in market value (from February 21 to 28). Most global stocks have tumbled as the epidemic has triggered a flight to safety among investors. In India, the Sensex and Nifty crashed nearly 4 per cent on Friday — the biggest single-day fall since 2015.
The group's namesake carrier and subsidiaries Austrian and Swiss will not fly to and from mainland China until April 24, Lufthansa said in a statement.
German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it was extending flight cancellations on Iran and China routes until late April, part of a broader rollback because of the novel coronavirus.
The slashes to the flight plan are part of a wider scheme Lufthansa announced Friday that will ground 23 long-haul aircraft and cut short- and medium-haul services by up to 25 per cent.
Meanwhile Tehran flights will be suspended until April 30.
Lufthansa said Monday it was reducing the frequency of flights between major German hubs like Frankfurt and Munich and Seoul and Hong Kong.
