28 coronavirus cases in India so far, foreigners to be screened at airports

Addressing the media, the minister said, he requested Delhi government to prepare for potential isolation in hospitals to combat coronavirus

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said the number of confirmed cases in India have risen to 28 and the government is readying an action plan.

"So far India has reported 28 positive coronavirus cases, this includes 16 Italians," the minister said.

All international flights and passengers will now have to undergo screening, and not just the 12 countries listed earlier.

So far, 589,000 people have been screened at airports, over 1 million screened at borders with Nepal and around 27,000 were currently under community surveillance.

Of the total number of coronavirus cases, 6 are