The death toll in the deadly new coronavirus in China rose to 56 on Sunday with confirmed cases of viral affliction reaching 2,008, including 23 from aborad
Current Affairs: The External Affairs Ministry said on Sunday that starting at now no Indian in China has been influenced by the coronavirus episode and the consulate in Beijing is in close touch with all Indians, including college understudies, in Wuhan and somewhere else in Hubei region.
The loss of life in the savage new coronavirus in China rose to 56 on Sunday with affirmed instances of viral tribulation arriving at 2,008, including 23 from aborad.
The pneumonia flare-up was first announced in Wuhan City, focal China’s Hubei Province, in December 2019. The city of 11 million has been in isolate since Thursday – with no one permitted to leave as the administration attempts to contain its spread.
Aside from Wuhan, 12 different urban areas have been totally fixed by the Chinese specialists to prevent the infection from spreading.
Outer Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is intently observing the circumstance, MEA representative Raveesh Kumar said.
“We are likewise intently planning with Chinese specialists. Starting at now, we comprehend that no Indian residents have been influenced by the flare-up and that nourishment and water supplies are accessible to them,” Kumar tweeted.
He said the Indian Embassy in China has likewise made operational three helplines to react to any worries of Indians in that nation.
“Our international safe haven in Beijing is in close touch with Indian residents including understudies to broaden help, remembering for conceivable travel choices out of Hubei region,” the MEA representative said in another tweet.
He said the Indian international safe haven and Consulates General in China are working with Chinese specialists to attempt to encourage Indian residents made up for lost time in these “troublesome conditions”.
Prior on Sunday, Jaishankar said the Indian Embassy in Beijing is continually keeping an eye on the wellbeing and prosperity of Indians in China.
Aditi Mehta 