person who had recently traveled to India from Saudi Arabia has tested positive for novel coronavirus. This is the third positive case in Jammu and Kashmir.
“One more case confirmed positive. Travel history to Saudi Arabia. Had reported high viral load earlier. Total 3 positive cases now,” Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary of Planning Development & Monitoring Department in Jammu and Kashmir administration informed via a tweet on Monday.
Earlier in the day, the administration imposed Section 144 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
District Magistrate Shafqat Iqbal imposed the ban on the assembly of four or more people in any public place and it will remain in place till March-end, according to an order.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country rose to 114 on Monday, with Odisha reporting its first COVID-19 patient and a new case each in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kerala, according to the Union Health Ministry.
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