Coronavirus: Italian national kept under observation in Tezpur

After claiming over a hundred lives in China and infectingseveral others around the world, Coronavirus is suspected to have made its wayto India. An Italian national on Friday was put under observation at a hotel inTezpur as Italy is one of the countries severely hit by the coronavirusoutbreak.

Though the foreigner had no apparent symptom, samples were collected as a pre-emptive measure and sent to Guwahati for a test. The Italian national has been kept under observation at the hotel where he checked in, health dept said. The official said that the test reports will come within two days.