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Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond
On January 30, 2020, India reported the first case of COVID-19 in Kerala.
The index case was identified as a student returning from Wuhan. As of February 3,
2020, a total of three cases were confirmed in Kerala. However, after a month the
number of cases in the country increased dramatically. On March 14, 2020, India
reported its first two COVID-19-related deaths. India’s case fatality ratio remained
constant at 3.2 percent until June 9, 2020, when it dropped to 2.8 percent. On March
11, 2020, when WHO declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, Indian authorities banned
visas and non-essential travel from affected countries. Subsequently, all international
passengers returning to India were required to go through a screening test.
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