Coronavirus | 112 housed at ITBP quarantine test negative

In this handout photo provided by ITBP, a Chinese boy undergoes screening tests for the deadly novel coronavirus at an ITBP quarantine facility in Chhawla, New Delhi, Sunday, March 1, 2020. A group of 112 people which includes 76 Indians and 36 foreign nationals were evacuated from China’s Wuhan on Feb. 27, 2020. (Source: PTI)

As many as 112 people, including 36 foreigners, who were evacuated from Wuhan in China more than a fortnight ago have tested negative for COVID-19, a spokesperson of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said.

The evacuees were kept in quarantine at the ITBP facility in Chhawla, on the outskirts of Delhi for the past 16 days. Wuhan has emerged as the epicentre of the COVID-19 virus that has infected thousands across 90 countries so far.

“They will start leaving the facility at 11 a.m. on Friday,” the spokesperson added.

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