India has brought 438 people under the surveillance and of these 438, 225 have completed 28 days of monitoring and tested negative while 189 people are still under the observation.
The Union Health Ministry said that the person who tested positive in Delhi has travel history from Italy and the person in Telangana has recently arrived from Dubai.
The police had then booked him under section 67 of the Information Technology Act - punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form, and section 505(2) - statements conducting to public mischief.
The passengers and the crew onboard the cruise ship have been halfway through a 14-day quarantine that would be ending on February 19th and they have been advised to shelter inside their quarters.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh had advised the Chinese nationals who have been getting treated in the state to leave India as early as possible.
Health Minister stated that the department is vigilant and continues to install all precautionary measures as per the guidelines from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The State government had installed a thermal screening at major airports and about 5,543 people were screened at Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, and Coimbatore airports and no one carried the positive symptoms.
