NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Wednesday issued a health advisory on the novel coronavirus (nCoV) and prescribed do's and don'ts for the public to ward off any infection, including avoiding frozen meat, officials said.
A round-the-clock control room has also been set up at the Directorate General of Health Services' headquarters to address queries related to the virus.
India has so far reported three positive cases of nCoV from Kerala, after its outbreak in China's Hubei province.
In its health advisory, the Delhi government has asked people to exercise caution,
DO'S
It also said "persons suffering from an influenza-like illness must be confined at home" and those suspected with such illness must consult a doctor.
DON'TS
A 24x7 control room has been established at DGHS (HQ), and people may contact it on the following number for any query relating to the nCoV -- 011-22307145, 22300012, 22300036.
The coronavirus strain officially named as 2019 n-CoV has wreaked havoc in China and abroad, and by the end of Tuesday, a total of 490 people had died of the disease and 24,324 confirmed cases of the virus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions, China's National Health Commission reported on Wednesday.
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said aerobridges will be used at dedicated gates of seven international airports (Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Cochin, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai) to screen passengers from China, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong for novel coronavirus (nCoV) to ensure effective prevention.
The novel coronavirus is a contagious virus that causes respiratory infection, can transfer from human to human.
SYMPTOMS
Its symptoms include, fever, difficulty in breathing, coughing, tightness in chest, pneumonia and kidney failure, the advisory said.