India Sunday announced that it has temporarily suspended issuing electronic visas for Chinese passport holders and applicants of other nationalities residing in the People's Republic of China amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Indian Embassy to China.  

"Due to certain current developments, travel to India on e-visas stands temporarily suspended with immediate effect," the embassy announced. 

"Holders of already issued e-visas may note that these are no longer valid," the statement said.

So far, two cases of novel coronavirus have been confirmed in the southern Indian state of Kerala.