New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- More than 9,400 people across India are presently under observation following coronavirus outbreak in China. As of now, 1,818 flights and over one lakh 97 thousand passengers have been screened at 21 airports.

In India, universal screening for all flights from Singapore and Thailand besides Hong Kong and China is already on at earmarked aero-bridges. The screening of passengers is on in all 21 airports, international seaports and border crossings, as per a statement of the Union Health Ministry.

Meanwhile, concerned at the death of over 800 people in the neighbouring country due to the lethal virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wrote to Chinese President Xi Jinping about India's readiness to provide assis...