Corona virus / first case reported in Kerala, Kerala student returned from Wuhan infected; Tripura’s youth dies in Malaysia

• Second meeting of WHO on coronavirus today, decision on possible declaration of health emergency
• According to a study by Southampton University, Thailand has the highest risk of infection, India at number 23

New Delhi / Beijing The first case of coronavirus has been reported in India. According to the news agency, the virus has been confirmed in a Kerala student who returned from Wuhan. His condition is stable and his health is being constantly monitored. A 23-year-old youth from Tripura, who works in Malaysia, has died of coronavirus. The young man’s grandfather said that the Malaysian authorities had reported on Wednesday morning. The young man worked in the restaurant and died on Tuesday night.

Coronavirus has killed 170 people in China. 1700 new cases have been reported in 24 hours. So far 7711 cases have been confirmed. The World Health Organization (WHO) will hold a meeting on the matter on Thursday. An international health emergency can also be declared.

500 Indian students in Wuhan, their food items are running out

The Indian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that we want to send two aircraft to bring back our civilians trapped in China. The Indian Embassy is in talks with the Chinese government in this regard. About 500 Indian students study in Wuhan. Some students told the Indian embassy that they were running out of food. The students appealed to be fired from Wuhan at the earliest.

This mission is different from normal rescue and relief efforts: Pilot Association

The Indian Pilot Association has said that airlines cannot tolerate any kind of mistakes and cannot afford to spread the infection. In a letter to Air India chief Ashwani Lohani, the pilots’ guild said that the mission would be quite different from the usual rescue and relief efforts. The pilot association has about 600 members. Two flights are to be operated to bring back the trapped Indian nationals to China.

China is supplying masks from India

In the midst of increased demand for masks in China, manufacturer N-95 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu is working extra hours to produce more and more. AM Medivier MD Abhilash said that we are getting a large number of orders from Indian exporters, who will ship masks in China. Our production has doubled.

‘Coronavirus spreads easier than SARS’

According to the Indian Express, Hong Kong professor Malik Peiris states that novel coronavirus spreads faster than 2003’s Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). However, there have been fewer deaths from coronaviruses. In 2003, Peiris played a key role in identifying SARS. However, the new coronavirus is more severe than the 2009 influenza A (H1N1).

Nature magazine named Malik as ‘Science Stars of Asia’ in 2018. He gained international recognition when SARS described a different type of coronavirus in 2003 by his laboratory. They reported that Novel-Coronavirus spreads more easily in people than SARS. Hong Kong University’s Public Health Virologist has also conducted a test to identify the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Steps taken regarding Corona:

Fast food company McDonald’s closed all its stores in Hubei Province, China.
IndiGo canceled its flight from Delhi to Chengdu from Delhi and Hong Kong to Bangalore from 1 to 20 February.

Air India has also canceled some of its flights to China.

British Airways canceled all its flights to China.
Russia’s Urals airline also canceled flights to some cities in Europe.
Japan’s carmaker Toyota closed its plants in China until 9 February.
Apple restricted its employees’ travel to China, with some of the company’s branches in China being closed until 10 February.
US fast food company McDonald’s has closed all its restaurants in China’s Hubei province since Wednesday

30 countries including India are at highest risk of infection

The first case of coronavirus appeared in December in Wuhan, China. After this, coronavirus cases have been confirmed in 16 countries so far. According to a study by Southampton University, Thailand has the highest risk of infection. Japan is second and Hong Kong third in the list. Australia is 10th, Britain is 17th. India is number 23 in this list.

Coronavirus cases confirmed in nearly 17 countries

Around 16 countries of the world are vulnerable. As of Wednesday morning, 14 in Thailand, 10 in Hong Kong, 8 in Taiwan, 7-7 in Japan, Singapore, Macau and Malaysia, 5-5 in France, Australia and the US, 4-4 in South Korea, UAE and Germany, Canada and 2-2 cases have been confirmed in Vietnam, 1-1 in Cambodia and Nepal