Till Monday, the Health Department has located 436 people in the State with a recent travel history to China. Five of them, with mild flu-like symptoms, have been put in isolation wards in hospitals as a matter of “abundant caution”. The rest (431) have been advised home quarantine for 28 days from the day of their departure from China. OMUs in MCHs are all geared up to handle any health emergencies,” a senior Infectious Diseases expert at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, said. Later, the team also examined the medical college facilities.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2020 15:45 UTC