Three Tibetans Returned to Ladakh Are Infected by CoronavirusAccording to the latest report, three Tibetans returned to their settlement in Ladakh have been infected by Coronavirus. All three Tibetans have returned to their respective natives from other parts of India and they have now tested positive to Coronavirus. These are the first cases of infection among Tibetans in the region.
The Tibetan report by Voice of Tibet on Tuesday informs that three Tibetans have been found to be infected by the Coronavirus in Ladakh. While all of the cases are migrated cases, they have been tested and are now under the care of local medical authorities at the Maha Bodhi Hospital in Ladakh.
According to the report, the three infected include a 65 year old man, a 19 year old student and a cook at TCV’s school for differently abled children who are all Tibetans returned from other parts of India. In addition to that, a 10 year old student of native origin studying at the same school has been tested positive for Coronavirus. The condition of all the patients are not mentioned to be critical as of now. Besides, Tibetan Journal has learned that the Tibetan Settlement Officer in Ladakh has assured the situation of Tibetans there is not critical at all.
This takes total number of identified Coronavirus cases among Tibetans in India to 13 of whom 2 passed away. As per the latest update, there are 213 cases of Coronavirus infections among Tibetan refugees abroad, i.e., those refugees in countries apart from India, Nepal and Bhutan. This is as per the information sent by the Offices of Tibet from various countries. According to the information, there are 8 deaths while 165 of them have recovered. This leaves a total of 40 active cases in Tibetans abroad.
There has been a continued rise in the cases of coronavirus infection in India, till now more than 277K cases of infection have been identified and more than 7.7K have lost their lives. There are 108 confirmed cases in Ladakh with one eath. As for whole world, there are more than 7 million confirmed cases with more than 400K deaths.
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