Coronavirus : Nirmala Sitharaman reviews preparedness

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ANI General News
Last Updated : Feb 20 2020 | 9:30 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday chaired a meeting here for reviewing the preparedness in wake of Coronavirus.

She discussed the matter with secretaries and senior officials of various departments of the Government of India.

Earlier on Wednesday, the first coronavirus affected patient of India undergoing treatment at Thrissur Medical College was tested negative.

The novel coronavirus disease, dubbed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), was first detected in Wuhan, China's Hubei Province, in late December 2019 and has since spread to more than 20 other countries.

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First Published: Feb 20 2020 | 8:57 PM IST

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