Fifteen Italians test positive for Covid-19 in India


Italian tourists interact with medical staff and fill up forms after being put in preventive isolation at ITBP quarantine facility in Chhawla in New Delhi. - AFP

NEW DELHI (Reuters): Fifteen Italian citizens in India have tested positive for coronavirus, media said on Wednesday (March 4).

State broadcaster Doordarshan as well as private TV networks NDTV and CNN-News18 all said 21 Italian tourists had been tested in the capital New Delhi, citing unidentified sources.

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