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If tested negative in the next test, the patient who is currently at the Government Medical College Hospital in Mulankunnathukavu region of Thrissur district, will be permitted to leave the hospital.
Two of the foreigners have been quarantined in Ernakulam, while the Chinese national was put up in Thiruvananthapuram.
Three tourists who visited the coronavirus affected regions are under observation in Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts respectively.
Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja also said that penal action will be taken against people who returned from China and are travelling through the state without informing the government.
During the first rescue mission by the Air India, six people were excluded as their body temperatures were found to be high.
The patient was also amongst the medical students who returned to Kerala from Wuhan last month.
In its daily update, figures from the health commission in Hubei, which has been hit hardest by the virus, also showed a sharp increase in confirmed infections with 2,103 new cases.
Health Minister K K Shailaja while allaying fears over the coronavirus threat, stressed on high vigil to prevent infection as it is difficult to contain once the virus spreads.
As many as 1,053 individuals, including the 247 brought under surveillance on Thursday, were under observation for for Coronavirus in Kerala. Among this, 15 people are under treatment in hospitals and the rest are quarantined in their homes.
Kerala Health Minister K K Shylaja said that the condition of the infected person is stable and does not show severe symptoms.