Five of a family in Kerala have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in the country to 39. The three members of the family had recently visited Italy, one of the nations that reported the most cases of coronavirus.
"5 new positive cases of coronavirus have been admitted in the isolation wards here. Three people recently returned from Italy due to which two more got the disease here in Pathanamthitta district," said Kerala's Health Minister KK Shailaja.
All the five have been isolated in Pathnamathitta general hospital and are under observation. Their tests were confirmed on last night.
Meanwhile, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to temporarily suspend issuing Protected Area Permits (PAPs) to foreigners to check the spread of coronavirus, officials said on Sunday.
The foreigners will require PAPs to enter the state that shares a border with China.
Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar directed all PAP issuing authorities to suspend the issue of permits till further orders, they said.
There have been more than 1 lakh cases recorded in 95 countries and territories with 3,515 deaths.
