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With the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus in Italy, social media has been abuzz with news that the patient zero in Italy has been identified as a Pakistani immigrant who refused to self-isolate.

S Jaishankar says untested Indians from foreign can't be allowed to enter India in the severe Epidemic situation.

"Indian nationals are strongly advised to avoid all non-essential travel abroad. On their return, they can be subjected to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days. International traffic through land borders will be restricted to designated check posts with robust screening facilities", the statement read.

Harsh Mander was also a member of Sonia Gandhi's NAC which drafted the Communal Violence Bill

RLP MP Hanuman Beniwal says probe must be conducted whether coronavirus spread from Sonia Gandhi's home.

Rahul Gandhi had reportedly returned to India from Italy, a country which is one of the worst-affected by the novel coronavirus after China.

Indian students in the city of Pavia have sent urgent SOS, asking for help.

Delhi has registered its first positive case for coronavirus.