publish time

04/03/2020

author name Arab Times

publish time

04/03/2020

BANGKOK (AP) - The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):
3:30 p.m.
India says its number of confirmed coronavirus cases has jumped to 28, up from just five.

German tourists traveling to Jammu and Kashmir get medical checks at a screening facility to guard against the new coronavirus in Lakhanpur, India, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)


Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says an earlier COVID-19 patient who had traveled to Italy led to the confirmation of six other infections. Another cluster of cases that emerged centered around a large group of Italian tourists who had entered India on Feb. 21.
India also announced Wednesday that it has imposed universal screening of all passengers on international flights.
Meanwhile, South Korea reported 435 new cases, pushing its total to 5,621 - the second-highest total after China.