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Second case of coronavirus case in Kerala
Kerala reported first case on Thursday
Thiruvananthapuram/ New Delhi: Second case of coronavirus in the country has been reported in Kerala, Union Health Ministry said this morning, three days after the southern state reported country's first case of the infectious disease that has killed over 300 people in China.
The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China and spread to more than 20 countries across the world in the last few weeks, has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation.
"Second positive case of Novel Coronavirus patient, has been reported in Kerala. The patient has a travel history from China. The patient is stable and is being closely monitored," central government said in a statement.
The patient is said to have returned from China on January 24.
On Thursday, Kerala reported India's first case of coronavirus - a medical student studying in China's Wuhan city, the epicenter of the outbreak.
She was quarantined at a hospital in Thrissur after she "self-reported" throat infection, government said.
