Noida school shut after coronavirus infected patient attends birthday party

A prominent English medium school in Noida was shut on Tuesday following coronavirus fears. It is learnt that the coronavirus infected patient from Delhi attended a birthday party in the area, where his child, along with other school mates were also present. 

Meanwhile, the medical authorities of Uttar Pradesh are on their way to the school for further inspection. The school authorities have also cancelled the exams that were scheduled to be conducted from today. 

According to media reports, the Ministry of Health has reached out to everyone who were present at the birthday party, and the tests are being conducted for those. The ministry has also advised them to self-quarantine for 14 days. 

The Union Health Ministry on Monday had confirmed that two cases of Coronavirus, one each from New Delhi and Telangana have been detected. Both the patients are stable and being closely monitored.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the person who has been detected Coronavirus positive in Delhi had arrived from Italy while the other had arrived from Dubai.

Earlier in the day, a 27-year-old woman, who returned from Italy, has been quarantined in a hospital in Indore city, Madhya Pradesh and was being monitored for suspected exposure to Coronavirus.

In the past few days, cases of people being infected from the deadly virus in Italy have witnessed a sudden rise. 

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