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Coronavirus: Does 2nd Tamil Nadu case hint at community transmission?

Tamil Nadu's health minister has indicated the patient did not have any history of foreign travel, describing him as a domestic case

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The number of Covid-19 cases in India saw a steep spike on Thursday, with the total number of positive cases touching 169

BS Web Team PTI New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Mar 19 2020 | 9:56 AM IST

A 20-year old man who travelled by train from Delhi to the city tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, becoming Tamil Nadus second COVID-19 patient, over ten days after the first case surfaced in the state, Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar said.

Incidentally, the first patient, a 45-year old engineer, has been discharged from hospital after his recovery, the Minister announced.

The youth, hailing from Delhi was currently in the isolation ward at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) here and being monitored closely, he said adding efforts would be launched immediately to trace those whom he had come into contact

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