BENGALURU, Mar 12: A 76-year-old man who died two days ago in Karnataka while being treated for suspected coronavirus has become India’s first Covid-19 fatality with his samples taken earlier confirming the infection, the State Government said.
State Health Minister B Sriramulu in a tweet said the necessary contact tracing, isolation and other measures as per protocol were being taken.
“The 76 year old man from Kalbauragi who passed away & was a suspected #COVID19 patient has been Confirmed for #COVID19. The necessary contact tracing, isolation & other measures as per protocol are being carried out,” he said.
The man, who recently returned from Saudi Arabia, had died on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Air India today decided to cancel all its flights to Kuwait till April 30 and curtail services to various other countries, including Spain, France and Sri Lanka.
The move comes a day after the national carrier announced temporary suspension of its services to Rome, Milan and Seoul, amid the coronavirus pandemic which has triggered imposition of travel restrictions by various countries across the globe.
An airline official said all flights operating to and from Kuwait have been cancelled till April 30.
“The existing curtailment of services to Seoul (South Korea), Rome and Milan (Italy) too has been extended till April 30,” he added.
“In view of the prevailing fettle due to pandemic / COVID-19, the market planning has taken feedback from respective stations and based on their recommendations, some of the flights to various international destination are being temporarily suspended while the frequency of other services are being reduced accordingly,” the official said.
Air India at present operates to Kuwait from Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Goa and Mumbai.
As per the revised flight schedule, Air India would operate only two flights on the Delhi-Madrid-Delhi route up to April 30, in place of the existing three.
The third flight would remain cancelled between March 17 and April 28, the official said. (PTI)
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