3,534 passengers screened for coronavirus on Tuesday: Delhi govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 10 2020 | 10:16 PM IST

As many as3,534 passengers from affected countries were screened for coronavirus on Tuesday.

A person from southeast Delhi was found to be a contact of a case, found positive in Leh, according to a health bulletin by the Delhi government.

He was contacted and foundasymptomatic.

Till date, 1,53,417 passengers from COVID-19 affected countries have been screened at the Delhi airport.

A letter has been issued from the Department of Health to the State Disaster Management Authority and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board regarding the setting up of quarantine centres for asymptomatic suspect corona virus infected persons, the bulletin said.

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First Published: Mar 10 2020 | 10:16 PM IST

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