Novel coronavirus has infected more than 20,600 globally

FILE - This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China that's caused by a new virus. Governments are working to contain the virus by limiting travel, isolating sick people and keeping travelers returning from the affected region under quarantine to watch for symptoms. (CDC via AP, File)

On February 6, The Indian Express had reported instances of discrimination faced by Chinese nationals in Mumbai. (Representationa Image)

The fast-moving flu-like virus has spread to more than two dozen countries and caused the world's second largest economy to be hit by travel curbs and business shut-downs. (File)

An arriving passenger has his temperature checked at Changi Airport, Singapore, Jan. 29, 2020. The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus epidemic a global health emergency, but the message does not seem to be resonating in some parts of Southeast Asia, a magnet for Chinese tourists and workers. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)

Commuters wear face masks to protect themselves from air pollution and the new coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. On Tuesday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a 42-year-old South Korean woman tested positive for the virus, days after she returned from a trip to Thailand with chills and other symptoms. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020 file photo, a worker wearing a protective suit checks the luggage of an evacuee from Wuhan, China, after their evacuation flight landed at an airport in Marseilles, France. Arek and Jenina Rataj were starting a new life in the Chinese industrial center of Wuhan when a viral outbreak spread across the city of 11 million. While they were relatively safe sheltering at home, Arek felt compelled to go out and document the outbreak of the new type of coronavirus. Among his subjects: the construction of a new hospital built in a handful of days; biosecurity check points; and empty streets. (AP Photo/Arek Rataj, File)

Indian workers walk with garbage after cleaning an isolation ward at a hospital for observing people suspected to have a new coronavirus infection in Kochi, Kerala state, India, Tuesday, Feb.4, 2020. India has so far confirmed three cases of the viral outbreak that began in China and has infected more than 20,600 people globally. The signage requests patients arriving for coronavirus virus treatment to report directly at the isolation ward. (AP Photo/Prakash Elamakkara)

Protesters hold signs calling for a ban on Chinese people entering South Korea near the Chinese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. The death toll in mainland China from the new type of virus has risen to 425, with the total number of cases now standing at 20,438, officials said Tuesday. The signs read: "Release the information for Wuhan Coronavirus." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A school boy wears mask to avoid contact of the coronavirus as he heads to school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. Cambodia reported one person with the coronavirus late January. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

This photo released by Malaysia's Ministry of Health shows Malaysian nationals on a bus as they arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, after being evacuated from China's Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak. (Muzzafar Kasim/Malaysia's Ministry of Health via AP)