NEW DELHI, Mar 10 (NNN-PTI) – With the confirmation of one more positive case, India’s Health Ministry said, the total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 47 in the country, on Monday.
“One more new case has been reported from Punjab. Thus, as of now, there are 47 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country (three positive cases from Kerala, which are now discharged),” a statement issued by the ministry said. “As many as 11,913 cases are under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) community followup.”
According to officials, 941,717 international passengers from 8,827 flights have been screened at airports till now, with 54 passengers being referred to IDSP and hospitals.
“To meet the increasing demand and convenient screening of passengers, manpower deployed at airports have been substantially increased,” the ministry said. “There are now 286 doctors, 160 nurses and 295 paramedics stationed at airports across the country.”– NNN-PTI
