Health emergency declared in 4 districts of Kerala after 2 more test positive for coronavirus
Kerala has declared a health emergency in four districts with two more Covid-19 cases being reported on Tuesday evening. Earlier, six people tested positive for the deadly virus on Tuesday. Now, 14 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the state. All 14 persons were infected through their contact from Italy. Earlier, three medical students from Wuhan were found to be positive for Covid-19 and they have recovered and left isolation wards. Coronavirus resurfaced in Kerala after an NRI family from Italy visited the state on February 29 via Doha and avoided screening at Kochi airport. The family — husband, wife, and son were traced on March 7 by the state health department and forcefully isolated at Pathanamthitta General Hospital. Later, all three tested positive and they have passed the infection to close relatives. The new cases include a 93-year-old man, his 85-year-old mother, brother and his wife, sister, brother in -law and their two-year-old kid. Another family from Italy also tested positive.