FILE PHOTO: Medical staff with protective clothing are seen inside a ward specialised in receiving any person who may have been infected with coronavirus, at the Rajiv Ghandhi Government General hospital in Chennai, India, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sixteen Italian nationals in India have tested positive for coronavirus, New Delhi’s health minister said on Wednesday, as the total number of cases in the country rose sharply to 28.
An Italian had tested positive for the virus in the western desert state of Rajasthan, a health official said on Monday.
Reporting by Alasdair Pal; Editing by Euan Rocha
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