NEW DELHI: Covid-19 expanded its geographical footprint in India on Saturday with the health ministry confirming three more positive cases — two from Ladakh in the north, and one down south in Tamil Nadu. Both the union territory and the southern state didn’t have a single confirmed case of coronavirus before this.
In the northeast, Assam went on a sanitising and quarantining drive on realising that the 76-year-old US national, who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 in Bhutan on Friday, had spent about a fortnight in India. His itinerary included a Brahmaputra cruise and a resort in Jorhat. The Union health ministry said over 150 people, who came into contact of the 76-year-old, have been place under surveillance. Cases were also reported in Uttar Pradesh (6 in Agra; 1 each in Noida and Ghaziabad), Delhi (3), Kerala (3) and Telangana (1). In addition to this, 16 Italian nationals who had travelled across Rajasthan in February last week were found to be positive for Covid-19.
The Union health ministry said on Saturday the total number of confirmed cases stands at 34 now. “The two who tested positive in Ladakh had
