Covid-19: For the first time, scientists in India have been successful in exposing the microscopic image of the SARS-COV-2 virus (Covid-19). Scientists have been able to extract India’s first confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) case which was found in Kerala on January 30 through a laboratory. It has been published in detail in the latest edition of IJMR.


In a first, Indian scientists have revealed a microscopy image of SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID19). Scientists took the throat swab sample from first laboratory-confirmed COVID19 case in India, reported on Jan 30 in Kerala. The findings are published in the latest edition of the IJMR. pic.twitter.com/1JQcf4VS8y — ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2020 Advertisement

At the same time, 75 new cases of coronavirus or ‘Covid-19‘ infection have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours and four patients have died. The coronavirus outbreak has spread to 27 states and union territories of the country.

So far 17 people have died across the country due to coronavirus infection. Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi have reported the highest number of infections so far.

Four people have died in Maharashtra from the Coronavirus epidemic, three in Gujarat, two in Karnataka, one each in Delhi, Bihar, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal. A total of 724 cases of Covid-19 infection have been reported across the country. So far, a total of 73 patients of Covid-19 infection have been reportedly cured across the country.

Details on Transmission electron microscopy imaging of SARS-CoV-2