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Country's second case of Coronavirus reported in Kerala, patient isolated

The patient, who has travelled to China, is is stable and is being closely monitored, the ministry said.

A student who arrived from China waits to be tested for coronavirus infection in Patna. Photo: PTI
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T E Narasimhan Chennai
The Union Health Ministry has reported the second case of Novel Coronavirus patient, has been reported in Kerala. The patient has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus and is in isolation in the hospital.

The patient, who has travelled to China. is stable and is being closely monitored, the ministry said.

Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja said that the Central government has been informed about the possibility of the second positive case, adding that the patient is a student returned from China and is currently in the Medical College, Alappuzha. 

The infection is yet to be confirmed as the results are yet to
Topics : Coronavirus

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