Karnataka: Coronavirus positive patient had taken Dubai-Bengaluru flight, then bus to Madikeri, advisory issued to co-passengers

Amidst the Coronavirus scare, the District Administration of Kodagu, Karnataka has released an advisory asking all the passengers who had travelled in the IndiGo flight 6E96 which flew from Dubai to Bengaluru on 15th March to report to the nearest Government hospital, as a positive case of COVID-19 had travelled in the same flight, reports ANI.

Similarly, the district administration has also asked all the people who had travelled in KSRTC Bus No. KA-19-F-3170 from Bengaluru to Madikeri to report to the nearest hospital, as the suspect who had travelled from Dubai, had reached Madikeri in that KSRTC bus.

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The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India has risen to 166 on Thursday after a record number of fresh cases reported from the various parts of the country. Maharashtra is the worst affected state with the maximum number of cases. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total tally includes 141 Indian nationals and 25 foreigners.

OpIndia Staff: Staff reporter at OpIndia