Coronavirus LIVE Update: India's Cases Rise To 59,92,532; 94,503 Dead

5 Suspected Cases Admitted To Bengaluru Hospital

A total of five people suspected of being infected with coronavirus have been admitted to the isolation wards of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bengaluru.

Samples of these patients have been collected and their reports are likely to be received later today. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has assured people in state about preparedness to tackle coronavirus.

Indian In Dubai Tests Positive

A 16-year-old Indian girl in Dubai has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infection cases in the UAE to 28, according to media reports.

Health officials here confirmed on Wednesday that a new coronavirus case was detected in the girl who attended an Indian school in Dubai, Al-Arabiya website reported.

The girl tested positive for the COVID-19 after she contracted the infection from her father who travelled overseas, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) was quoted as saying by the report. (PTI)

The girl is the 18th Indian national abroad to be infected by COVID-19

Positive Case in Ghaziabad

According to official sources cited by PTI, a citizen in Ghaziabad has tested positive for COVID-19 taking India's confirmed cases count to 30. 

Human To Animal Transmission Seen In Hong Kong

Hong Kong witnessed the first human to animal transmission after a dog tested 'weak positive'. The dog's owner, a 60- year old woman had also tested positive for the virus. 

The city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said repeated tests suggest the dog – a Pomeranian – has "a low-level of infection".The AFCD said experts from universities and the World Organisation for Animal Health have unanimously agreed that "it is likely to be a case of human-to-animal transmission". 

The Pomeranian has not shown any novel coronavirus symptoms, it said.

New measures put in place by Hong Kong's government last Friday mean all pets infected with the coronavirus must be quarantined for 14 days. Two dogs are already in isolation.The other dog in quarantine belongs to a second coronavirus patient that tested negative for the virus once and will be tested again before its release.

Another study states that the animals can test positive but cannot transmit it further. 

Hospital Staff Of Jaipur Hospital And Hotel Test Negative

The staff of the hospital and hotel where the Italian nationals stayed and were moved to before being quarantined at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur. The Italian national and his wife tested positive for COVID-19 on March 3 and 4, 2020. 

Italy Death Toll Crosses 100

Italy's death toll for COVID-19 has reached 107 as the global death toll is closing 3,300. 

The number of confirmed cases has crossed 95,000 and around 50,000 of then have recovered

Visa Suspensions

Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan in the Lok Sabha mentioned that visas, visa on arrivals and e-visas approved for Italy, Iran, South Korea, and Japan before March 3 and those who have not arrived in India yet stand suspended. 

Earlier travel to Republic Nation of China stood suspended. 

People Receive Conflicting Views On Masks

 As the death toll for Coronavirus mounts, countries are giving different advisories on surgical masks. 

While the USA has stated that surgical masks should only be used during infections, while Homg Kong guides people to wear the masks

Gurugram Confirms First Positive Case

A Paytm employee in Gurgaon has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. It said the employee had recently returned from a vacation in Italy, one of the worst-hit countries from coronavirus. Paytm has advised all its employees to work from home for the next couple of days while the city unit gets sanitised, according to the statement. 

WHO anounces global death rate is 3.4% as the number of deaths cross 3,200.