Telugu Engineers Detained In Wuhan

Fast-spreading coronavirus is taking the lives of many across the world, prompting the WHO to announce a health emergency. Over 2,000 new cases have been recorded in China in the past 24 hours, raising the worldwide total to nearly 14,380, according to Chinese and World Health Organization data. The vast majority of the cases are inside China; about 100 cases have been confirmed in at least 23 other countries.

The novel coronavirus has reportedly entered India as well with two cases In Kerala.

On the other hand, there is a severe concern as the 58 Telugu engineers are stuck in Wuhan as part of their job training. Though, the government of India has taken the initiative and sent an Indian airline flight to bring the employees back. The employees have undergone coronavirus tests at the Nepal border.

In this backdrop, an employee named Shruti was detained in Wuhan for suffering from severe fever at the time of her departure. Officers also detained another employee along with her. She sent a video message to her mother saying she was not diagnosed with coronavirus.

The Health Minister has stated that every district in the state is preparing to fight the spread of the virus. Visitors from China staying at home-stays, hotels, and resorts, under the tourism industry, will also be tested for coronavirus.

As the overall death toll has risen past 300, quarantine is being expanded in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus began.