nCoV Outbreak Declared A State Calamity In Kerala

Third case confirmed in Kasaragod; 84 under treatment

With the confirmation of a third case of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection in the State, Kerala on Monday declared the epidemic a State calamity.

The apex committee of the State Disaster Management Authority met Chief Secretary Tom Jose to propose the decision to ensure that the outbreak is controlled.

As on Monday, 2,239 travelers from China and other nCoV-affected countries have been placed under surveillance in the State.

Among them, 2,155 are under home isolation and 84 have been admitted to hospitals with isolation facilities in various districts, a bulletin from the State Health Department said.

Of the 140 samples sent so far to the National Institute of Virology in Pune, 46 have tested negative.

Hospital authorities confirmed that the condition of all symptomatic persons under isolation in hospitals was stable.

GoM set up

A high-level group of Ministers has been constituted on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the management of the outbreak.