- There are 125 confirmed cases of the
coronavirus in India across 15 states. - Two patients who tested positive for the virus are now dead.
- The coronavirus outbreak has been declared an epidemic in five states.
In India, there are currently 125 confirmed cases of the coronavirus with thousands under quarantine suspected of the infection.
Even though over 7,000 people virus Covid-19 have died all the over world, there have only been 2 fatalities in India so far.
As of now, Antarctic is the only continent still shielded from the diseases with zero reported cases. Here's a visual guide to how the coronavirus started in India and then spread across the country.
The coronavirus outbreak around the world
A month after the coronavirus was first spotted in China, India confirmed its first case. A student returning from Wuhan University from China was diagnosed with Covid-19 on January 30.
The coronavirus outbreak in India so far
Currently, India has 125 active confirmed cases of the coronavirus. It has suspended all tourist visas until April 15, since the majority of cases in India were of passengers coming in from other countries.
The rate at which coronavirus is spreading in India
After the first case, the outbreak only escalated in March. The government drew up plans to deal with the worsening pandemic coordinating between seven ministries working to set up additional quarantine and treatment facilities across the country.
The Indian government has also set up checkpoints at airports and took measures to keep the coronavirus from entering the country. Stringent sanitation measures were also taken up by the relevant departments, including railways and airlines, to keep areas where people gather free from infection.