A 26-year-old man who returned from Greece has tested positive for coronavirus, making it the fifth case in Karnataka, the health department said on Thursday.
The patient has been admitted and isolated at a hospital and his condition is stable, a department media bulletin said.
Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu, who tweeted confirming about one more COVID-19 positive case in the state, later asked those from the state stranded at airports in Italy not to panic, saying the Centre has assured that efforts were being made for their safe return.
The day also saw the education department declaring summer holidays for students from kintergarden to class six and study leave for higher classes in the city as a precautionary measure.
The health department bulletin said "All primary contacts (of the 26-year old man) have been traced and are asymptomatic. Home quarantine has been advised and being followed-up."
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