One person was tested positive Thursday for the novel coronavirus in southern Indian state of Kerala, health ministry said.
The patient has been kept at an isolation ward at a hospital.
"One positive case of novel coronavirus patient, of a student studying in Wuhan University, has been reported in Kerala," reads a statement issued by India's federal health ministry.
"The patient has tested positive for novel coronavirus and is in isolation in the hospital."
The ministry officials said the patient was stable and being closely monitored.
