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NEW DELHI: Two more positive cases of coronavirus were detected in India on Monday. One case was detected in New Delhi, while the other was from Telangana.The person from Delhi has travel history from Italy, where the virus has killed 41 people, the worst in Europe. The person in Telangana travelled recently from Dubai, according to a PIB release.Both patients are stable and being closely monitored."Two positive cases of coronavirus have been found in India: One in Delhi and another in Telangana. Their travel history is from Italy and Dubai," Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said in a press briefing on Monday."As the situation develops, the travel restrictions may be further extended to other countries also," the Union health minister added.The minister said the government was keeping a close watch on the world situation and were in touch with the concerned ministries for necessary timely measures. He also said medical resources were adequate.Over 25,000 people were under community surveillance of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme network and as many as 5,57,257 passengers had been screened, he added. Fifteen lab were operational for testing samples, Harsh Vardhan said.He also gave a highlighted the importance of following hygiene practices and gave out a control room helpline number.Last month, three positive cases were detected in Kerala. All three patients have recovered and were discharged from hospital. All three had tested positive for coronavirus upon their return from Wuhan, where the outbreak started.The global toll has surpassed 3,000 after more deaths were reported from epicentre China. About 88,000 positive cases have been reported worldwide. Iran is one of the worst hit countries after China. The Islamic Republic has reported about 54 deaths, so far.