A resident of Delhi’s Uttam Nagar has tested positive for the COVID19 taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the capital to 31.
Sanjeeva Kumar, special secretary (health), was quoted by ANI as saying that the patient had travel history to Thailand and Malaysia.
On Thursday a man from Ghaziabad had tested positive and had travel history to Iran. He is being treated at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital.
India has 28 active cases as the first three in Kerala have been discharged.
Schools in Delhi have been shut till March 31 as a measure of precaution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind have decided not to attend holi milan programmes to keep safe from the virus.
The Ministry of Health has also said people should avoid mass gatherings in the coming days.
“It is advised that mass gatherings may be avoided or possibly be postponed till the disease spread is contained. In the case of any such gatherings, States may take necessary action to guide organizers on precautions to be taken,” the ministry said in a statement.
Other positive cases of coronavirus include a man from Delhi’s Mayur Vihar, his 6 relatives from Agra who he had met, a Paytm employee in Gurgaon who lives in West Delhi. They are admitted in Safdarjung.
Another man from Hyderabad, who is said to have travelled to Dubai, has also been isolated.
There are also 16 tourists from Italy who tested positive and are admitted in the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon.
(With PTI inputs)