Colombo / Berlin, PTI. After Sri Lanka and Germany, now the first case of corona virus has also been confirmed in Canada. Sri Lanka has canceled the visa-on-arrival facility of Chinese citizens on Tuesday, a day after the matter came to light. Health officials in Germany's southern Bavarian region have confirmed the country's first case of the deadly corona virus spreading in China.

Sri Lankan Health Ministry Chief Epidemiologist Sudath Sunaraweera said on Monday that a 40-year-old Chinese woman had positive confirmation of the virus. She came to China on 19 January. He was admitted to the hospital in Shanivak. Came as a tourist from Hubei province of China.

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The Sri Lankan authorities have canceled the Visa on Arrival facility for Chinese citizens after the first case came to light. Officials have said that Chinese travelers will have to apply for a visa through an online portal. Officials at Colombo International Airport said entry into the airport's arrival and departure terminals is limited to passengers only. Some 65 Sri Lankan students in China returned by Monday. Another plane is scheduled to leave on Tuesday to bring back the students. A total of 204 students have been brought back in the last three days.

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The government has said that it has gathered information about students in China. A national action committee was called on Monday to stop the spread of the corona virus. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa constituted a committee of health experts. Sri Lanka has become a major travel destination for Chinese tourists. Many Chinese citizens also work on Chinese funded projects, including sea ports, port cities, and highways.

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According to the German Ministry of Health, a person from the Staunenberg area has been found infected with the corono virus, a spokesman for the ministry said the patient was kept under surveillance in a separate ward. The ministry did not provide any details about how the patient was infected but said he was medically in good condition. France was the first European country to be affected by the virus, where three cases of the virus were reported. Recently the trio traveled to China.

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First case confirmed in Canada

Canadian health officials confirmed the first case of corona virus in the country on Monday. He said that it has also tested positive in the patient's wife. The age of the patient is said to be above 50 years, who arrived in Toronto from Wuhan on 22 January. He was accompanied by his wife to China. Around 20 people are being monitored. Canada and the United States have issued warnings about their citizens' travel. So far 106 people have died in China and 1300 new cases have been reported.

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