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Malaysian woman found coronavirus positive, first in Jharkhand

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Press Trust of India Ranchi

Jharkhand reported its first case

of COVID 19 after a Malaysian woman tested positive for the virus, a senior official said on Tuesday.

"A Malaysian woman, who is among the 24 persons found staying in a mosque in Ranchi, has been found positive. She is absolutely normal and asymptomatic, Principal Secretary (Health) Nitin Madan Kulkarni said.

The 24 people, including foreign nationals, were traced to a mosque at Hindpiri in the city on Monday and kept at a quarantine facility in Ranchi, officials said.

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First Published: Mar 31 2020 | 5:48 PM IST

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