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MEA confirms first Indian`s death in Iran due to coronavirus
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, a pandemic has spread across at least 170 countries affecting more than 200,000 people across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. India has so far reported three deaths from the deadly coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be addressing the nation today about the ongoing efforts to combat the pandemic.
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Maharashtra: One more positive COFID-19 case reported in the state. Total 107 cases now.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) issues advisory in view of COVID-19. Random thermal scanning of passengers will be carried out at all metro stations.
BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan hailed the Supreme Court judgement on holding a floor test in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly and said the Kamal Nath-led Congress government's fall is imminent.
Madhya Pradesh Assembly will have floor test at 5 pm on Friday, the Supreme Court of India ordered on Thursday. The court also ruled that if the 16 rebel Congress MLAs, who are currently at a resort in Bengaluru, decide to return to Bhopal and take part in the floor test, then the Karnataka DGP and Madhya Pradesh DGP must ensure their security.
Supreme Court orders floor test in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. Kamal Nath government has been facing rebellion in the state with 22 MLAs against his administration.
India records its fourth death due to COVID-19 as man in Punjab succumbs to infection.
Emergency SAARC fund proposed by PM to combat coronavirus operationalised, have received requests from member countries for assistance: MEA.
The Ministry is strengthening the Covid Control room. Right now 25-30 people are working in the control room. They work in shifts. We are getting about 400 e-mails and 1000 calls in a day: Dammu Ravi, AS & Coordinator COVID-19, MEA.
The rescue missions of Indians in Iran and Italy have been completed, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). It also said that the control room to tackle issue related to Coronavirus is functioning 24x7 for the Indians with a strength of 30 people.
The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to cancel the AC local services from March 20 till further orders. It will be replaced by non-AC services. Thus, the total number of services will remain the same.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, taking urgent steps against the spread of coronavirus said he had directed all schools, colleges and universities to be shut in Delhi. He also encouraged people to work from home.
The Central government employees will now be working in three different shifts, the decision was taken in view of the spread of coronavirus. The new advisory has been issued to all ministries by DoPT and the HODs have been instructed to reduce the workforce of Group B and C by 50% every day. These instructions come to effect from today and will continue till April 4.
Mumbai's Haji Ali and Mahim Dargah also shut as city fights an coronavirus outbreak
Meeting of the Group of Ministers is underway at Nirman Bhawan to discuss coronavirus situation in India. Union Ministers S Jaishankar, Hardeep Singh Puri, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Ashwini Choubey and others have arrived for the meeting.
All tourist places in Meghalaya to remain closed till March 31 and there it may possibly be extended up to April 15. All tourists are requested to re-schedule their travel plans: Director, Information & Public Relations, Meghalaya
The Delhi government has decided to close all schools by March 31 in view of coronavirus. The principal, teachers, and all non-teaching staff have been granted leave.
A meeting of the Group of Ministers (GOM) on Coronavirus will be held at Nirman Bhawan, shortly.
A PIL has been filed in Supreme Court which demands to dissolve the Shaheen Bagh protest amid coronavirus fear.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray at a press confernece in Mumbai said: "We are fighting a war against coronavirus. The virus is spreading and the government officials, doctors, nurses and wardboys are working round the clock. The situation is not critical but it is worrisome. We all have to take precautionary measures, avoid unnecessary travelling."
Amidst coronavirus scare, the dabbawalas in Mumbai have suspended their services in the city from tomorrow till March 31. The 5 thousand dabbawalas serve at least 2 lakh people across the city.
The ICSE Board on Thursday (March 19, 2020) postponed Class 10 and 12 examinations due to the novel coronavirus threat. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Chief Executive Gerry Arathoon was quoted by PTI as saying that the exams have been postponed till March 31. This came after the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on Wednesday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and all educational institutions in the country to postpone all exams including JEE Mains till March 31 in view of coronavirus outbreak.
ICMR: All 826 samples collected randomly from several locations are negative. No sign of community outbreak till now.
Indian Railways cancel 84 more trains taking the total number to 155. Trains to remain cancelled from March 20-31 in view of coronavirus
Two immigration officers of Kolkata's NSCBI Airport have been sent to 12 days of home quarantine. Both of them were present at the counter during the clearance of the 18-year-old boy who had tested positive for COVID-19. The teenager has returned from UK on March 15.
The civic authorities in Mumbai have collected around Rs 1.5 lakh in one day by fining people who spit at public places. The initiative was taken by BMC in a effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Two private hospitals in Noida will now be used as isolation wards:
1- Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (Goodwill, Ojas) Sector- 40
2- Mitra Hospital in Sector 35
Total number of COVID-19 positive cases across India : 166
Total number of Active COVID-19 cases across India : 151
Total number of Discharged/Cured COVID-19 cases across India : 14
Total number of Migrated COVID-19 Patient : 1
Total number of Deaths due to COVID-19 across India : 3
The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has issued an advisory to its members to strictly adhere to and follow instructions issued by authorities on containing COVID-19. The association has advised its members to maintain stringent checks and hygiene standards.
Australia's biggest airline Qantas has said that it will halt all international flights later this month, after the nation's other main carrier Virgin shut its overseas services due to the pandemic.
Significantly, no new local infections due to coronavirus had been reported in China on Wednesday.
The number of deaths related to the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom has risen to 103.
BMC Assistant Commissioners and Mumbai Police in each ward are identifying roads on which shops will stay open only on alternate days. In a tweet, BMC has claimed that this will help reduce crowd and provide relief to people at the shops.
The situation confronting Germany from the coronavirus pandemic is the most serious since World War II: Chancellor Angela Merkel in her first such televised address to the nation in 14 years.
Global death toll due to coronavirus has surpassed 8900 as of now. Nearly 1,000 deaths had been reported in less than 12 hours.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation today about the ongoing efforts to combat the pandemic.
However, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website, there are 151 active coronavirus cases so far. Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus infections in the country right now.
She has travel history to the United Kingdom. The woman has been admitted to GMCH Hospital in Sector 32 of Chandigarh.
A 23-year-old woman has tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh, This is the first case reported in the UT.
NEW DELHI: The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, a pandemic has spread across at least 170 countries affecting more than 200,000 people across the globe, according to the World Health Organization, which said the COVID-19 was an "enemy against humanity". Meanwhile, a 23-year-old woman has tested positive for Coronavirus in Chandigarh taking the total number of positive coronavirus cases in India to 169. India has so far reported three deaths from the deadly coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be addressing the nation today about the ongoing efforts to combat the pandemic.
At least 8,900 people have died so far — many in China. However, infections have steadily risen in Italy, France, Iran, South Korea, Spain and the United States. The outbreak is having a major impact on the global economy and the stock market.
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