A man from Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, who had returned from Oman, tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in India to 34.
He has been admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai.
Two positive cases were also reported from Ladakh. Both the patients had a travel history to Iran.
All three are reported to be in stable condition.
Two other people from Punjab who had returned from Italy also tested positive in a preliminary test of their samples which had been sent to AIIMS, Delhi.
Their samples have been sent to Pune for confirmation.
The two have been admitted to the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar.
Amid growing concern over the spread of coronavirus, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday said it is monitoring the situation closely and there is no need to panic. Principal Secretary, the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, Rohit Kansal, said the primary schools in Jammu and Sambha districts have been shut till March 31 as a precautionary measure.
With 49 new deaths in just past 24 hours, the death toll due to outbreak of deadly coronavirus rose to 196 in Italy. A total of 3,916 people were tested positive for the virus since the epidemic first broke out here 15 days ago, the Civil Protection Department said Friday.
The Health Ministry said 13 of the new cases had recently arrived from abroad, and they include three Emirati citizens, two Saudis, two Ethiopians and two Iranians, as well as a person each from Thailand, China, Morocco and India. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The government said both suspected cases are kept in isolation wards at GMC Jammu and all protocols are being followed. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The number of novel coronavirus cases in the world rose to 100,842, including 3,456 deaths, across 92 countries and territories by Friday, according to a report compiled by AFP from official sources.
The licences of five medical stores here have been cancelled after they were found to be selling hand sanitisers and face masks at inflated rates in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic scare, officials said.
The drug department conducted raids on a number of retail and wholesale medical stores in the district following several complaints of black marketing of precautionary equipment to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection, such as masks and sanitisers, they said.
As many as 245 people were admitted to isolation wards in hospitals in Maharashtra since January for possible exposure to the coronavirus and 229 of them tested negative for the infection, the state health department said on Saturday.
At present, 15 persons have been kept under observation at hospitals -- 12 in Mumbai and three in Pune. The laboratory reports of 16 persons were expected to be received by Saturday night, it said.
The diagnostic kits have been dispatched from the National Institute of Virology, Pune to the Virology Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) of the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) in Tirupati. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The move came in the wake of a fake message spreading on social media, which allegedly mentions a Keralite couple from Italy having coronavirus symptoms approaching Ranni Taluk Hospital.
Iranian carrier Mahan Air will bring blood samples of nearly 300 Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit country and fly back Iranian nationals stranded in India. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
On Friday, Health Minister KK Shailaja allayed the fears and concerns saying the festival would be conducted as usual and extra vigil will be ensured this year in addition to the normal medical assistance, including ambulance, doctors and emergency facilities. We are taking extra vigil this year, she assured.
Twitter has shut its Seattle office for a 'deep clean' after an employee developed COVID-19 like symptoms though final result was still awaited.
"A Seattle-based employee has been advised by their doctor that they likely have COVID-19, though still awaiting final testing," Twitter said in a tweet on Friday.
"While the employee has not been at a Twitter office for several weeks & hasn't been in contact w/others, we're closing our Seattle office to deep clean," the company added.
Two foreign nationals were quarantined in Goa Medical College and Hospital for suspected exposure to the novel coronavirus, a senior state health department official said on Saturday. The samples of the two have been sent for testing to National Institute of Virology in Pune and reports are awaited, he added.
The 45-year-old Tamil Nadu man, who tested positive for the Coronavirus, is a resident of Kancheepuram district and was working in Oman.
Dr P Sampath, the state's Deputy Director of Public Health, said the patient, a resident of Kanchipuram, had landed in Chennai on February 28. He consulted a doctor at his home town after developing cough and fever. Since he didn't get relief and started developing breathing difficulty, he was referred to Chennai's Stanley hospital. It was from here that there he was shifted to the coronavirus isolation ward at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.
On Saturday, the National Institute of Virology, Pune confirmed that the sample sent to them had tested positive. Contact tracing has started. Eight members of his family and 19 others have been kept under observation at their homes.
#COVID19 positive for 45Y male who traveled from Oman.Due to d stringent screening process,we identified & isolated the Pt for further treatment @ RGGH Chennai. Pt is stable &under hospital observation,#TNHealth is fully functional to combat d situation. Pls avoid state of panic
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) March 7, 2020
Uttarakhand government said all arrangements are in place to combat coronavirus and asked people not to pay heed to rumours about spread of the deadly infection.The government also warned chemists of stern action, including cancellation of their licences, if found guilty of black marketing sanitizers and masks.
In view of coronavirus, the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) will distribute protective masks free of cost as a precautionary measure, its chairman Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday. The masks will be distributed through gurudwaras in the city managed by the DSGMC, he said.
The Tamil Nadu man who tested positive for coronavirus has been indentified as a 45-year-old resident of Kancheepuram district. The man has been working in Oman and upon arrival in Chennai, he was screened at the airport. He was then sent to Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital. His condition is stable.
Two more cases have been found positive taking the total number of cases to 34.
One person from Tamil Nadu with travel history from Oman and one from Ladakh have tested positive.
At the meeting with all ministries and departments concerned, he said that in view of expert opinion, people should be advised to avoid mass gatherings as much as possible and made aware of the do's and don'ts. While complimenting all departments for the work done so far, Modi stressed that as the coronavirus scenario evolves, India has to be prepared in its response.
A flight from Tehran on Saturday brought to the national capital swab samples of Indians in Iran who are suspected of having coronavirus infection, an airport official said. The flight, operated by Mahan Air, returned with many Iranian nationals at around 10:30 am on Saturday, an official at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here said. The flight landed at around 5.30 am.
India's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Qatar scheduled for March 26 has now been postponed due to the spread of the deadly virus. All India Football Federation (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das told PTI that the match against the Asian Champions in Bhubaneswar has been postponed and a new date will be known next week.
A man with symptoms of 'fever and cough' has been kept in isolation at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here as a precautionary measure, health officials said on Saturday. Manipur Health Director K Rajo Singh in a statement has said that the case, however, does not meet the line of Covid-19 and is being managed on the line of influenza, like isolation, sympotic treatment for fever and cough.
The rescheduling fee has been waived off on existing and new domestic and international bookings made between March 12 and March 31, IndiGo said in a statement. Also, there will be no fee charged for date change for flights booked between March 12 to March 31, it said. The waiver, however, comes with a rider.
As a precautionary measure to control the spread of coronavirus in Karnataka, the state government has planned to suspend biometric attendance for the time-being at its offices, also in corporate and IT companies, Medical Education Minister DrK Sudhakar said on Saturday.
Exports fell 17.2 percent, the biggest drop since February 2019 during the trade war with the United States, and imports dropped 4 percent, according to official data released Saturday.
A Bloomberg poll of economists had expected exports to drop less, by 16.2 percent, but had forseen a much starker drop on imports of 16.1 percent.
Consumers stayed home during the Lunar New Year break at the end of January and businesses saw a much slower return to work, as the country struggled to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which has killed more than 3,000 people in China alone.
Free hand-sanitisers
— PM Bhutan (@PMBhutan) March 7, 2020
Should you spot orange uniforms next to huge barrels pitched on a pick-up truck, handling containers, they are our desuups distributing hand-sanitisers in three locations in the capital today. https://t.co/VQoNyn7bAf pic.twitter.com/DimdidicfK
Wuhan Uni hospital. A twenty-something doctor from Shanghai was taking a 87yo patient who'd been hospitalised for a month to take a CT scan.
— Chenchen Zhang (@chenchenzh) March 5, 2020
He asked if he wanted to stop to watch the sunset.
He said yes. They enjoyed the moment together. pic.twitter.com/4nzqLZLLGE
Agra mayor Naveen Jain, who also happens to be the president of the All India Council of Mayors (AICM), has shot off a letter to the Union tourism ministry demanding a temporary shutdown of archaeological and cultural monuments and sites across the country, including the Taj Mahal in Agra, till the third week of March to check the spread of the coronavirus.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will not celebrate Holi this year as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus disease.
The coronavirus panic is dumb
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 6, 2020
In the wake of 32 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India so far, the Union health ministry has made functional 52 laboratories for testing samples while 57 labs have been designated for helping in sample collection for COVID-19 to enhance capacity for diagnosis and detection of the disease.
The first case of coronavirus was confirmed on Saturday. With the new confirmed case, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the country reached 32.
Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu has called for cancellation of Khelo India's first winter games chapter, which starts in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg town.
To prevent mass gatherings amidst the Covid-19 scare, the authorities in Assam postponed the first-ever Kaziranga Utsav scheduled to take place from March 12-15 even as the state government appealed to people not to panic. There is a semblance of panic among locals as a tourist from the United States, who visited places in India, including Assam, from February 21 to March 1, tested positive for Covid-19 in Bhutan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked people to stay away from rumours regarding coronavirus and emphasised on the need to follow the advice of doctors in this regard. He also asked people to avoid handshakes and start greeting others with 'namaste' once again. Modi was interacting with owners of Jan Aushadhi Kendras and beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna (PMBJP) through video conference.
“We have asked all our employees to stay indoors, and encourage their family to do the same too for the next two weeks. This is an extreme measure that we are proactively undertaking,” Gitika Srivastava, Founder of Navya, a Bangalore-based clinical informatics start up that provides online expert opinions to cancer patients said. The company has also asked the employees, who are medically certified with a cold or flu to stay at home till they recover.
Amid a slight decline in temperature after rains lashed Delhi-NCR on Thursday, Indian Council of Medical Research director-general Balram Bhargava said the change in weather will not have any impact on the spread of novel coronavirus.
A two-year-old who returned from Dubai is the youngest among all to be quarantined in a Bikaner Hospital. He came with her mother and was suffering from cough and cold and fever. Over 300 foreign tourists came to Bikaner on Thursday. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn has started informing job candidates that they have the option to conduct their interviews virtually or delay, in view of the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
In Greater Noida, the stalls at various malls are adorned with packets of colours, gulal and 'pichkaris'. However, only a few customers could be seen visiting the stalls. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
While noting that there are enough resources to fight the crisis, given the robust forex reserves, the apex bank Governor also called for the IMF to launch a non-stigmatised currency swap lines to ease the liquidity pressures globally.
Jammu and Kashmir: Isolation wards have been set up in Srinagar over #Coronavirus. 30 positive cases of Coronavirus have been reported across the country till now. pic.twitter.com/qstVG36Z87
— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2020
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will not participate in Holi functions in view of the coronavirus scare, say officials.
The outbreak, which has infected over 95,000 people and resulted in more than 3,200 deaths worlwide, is taking a toll on the global airline industry, especially due to travel restrictions. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
while the treatment and the test is completely free, every suspected patient would be costing the State government close to Rs 3,000, depending on how many days the person is isolated for. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The 76-year-old man arrived in Bhutan from India on March 2, and was admitted to hospital on March 5 with a fever, where he tested positive for COVID-19, the office of Prime Minister Lotay Tshering said in a Facebook post. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
State television relayed stunning images of an empty white-tiled area surrounding the Kaaba - a large black cube structure inside Mecca's Grand Mosque, which is usually packed with tens of thousands of pilgrims. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Authorities said the Grand Princess, which had been scheduled to dock on Wednesday, would remain at sea until the test results of those who had shown symptoms of the virus are known. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday said isolation wards would be set up in 13 hospitals across the state as a precautionary measure for coronavirus.
Maharashtra Food and Drug administration: Personal protective equipment kit and masks not to be sold without doctor's prescription in the state. #Coronavirus
— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2020
China's National Health Commission (NHC) said that it received reports of 143 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 30 deaths on Thursday on the Chinese mainland. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Cricket South Africa said that it has assessed the risks regarding coronavirus and will go through with South Africa's tour of India that is set to begin on March 12. CSA said that its chief medical officer will be travelling with the team as the team doctor.
All three Himachal Pradesh natives who underwent medical examination for suspected coronavirus afflictions have been tested negative, a state health official said.
Assam: All passengers coming on international flights being screened at Dibrugarh Airport. As per directive of govt of India, all passengers, both Indian&foreign, arriving on international flights will be required to go through medical screening while entering India #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/dsxnRFq48H
— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2020
“Most calls are from IT companies based in Chennai asking if they can send employees to foreign countries for projects and whether an employees who returned from a foreign country should work from home and what are the dos and don’ts during home quarantine period,” said a control room in-charge. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
While Singapore Airlines has cut down the daily frequency of flights from Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) from two to one after the outbreak of coronavirus was detected last month, Saudi Airlines has cancelled its flight to Jeddah on March 8, 9, 10 and 13. Malaysian airlines Malindo Air earlier cancelled its flights from CIAL to Kaula Lumpur on its scheduled days (March 9, 10, 14). Its flights on March 2 and 4 were also cancelled. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The state government has also enhanced the number of medical teams deployed in airports and has deployed more thermal image scanners, making it mandatory for all passengers to undergo scanning at arrival terminals. (ALSO READ)
There are no positive cases of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu where 54 samples have tested negative and 1,243 people were being monitored, state Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said on Friday.
Stepping up efforts to curb spreading of coronavirus, aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday said aviation personnel will be examined for cold, fever and other symptoms before they are subject to breath analyser tests.
A group of seven Italian tourists were screened in their hotel rooms in Mirzapur; as part of the precautions being taken to check the spread of coronavirus. However, no symptoms of the virus was found in the tourists.
Telangana, which has reported one positive case of coronavirus, urged the Centre to supply N-95 masks as part of measures to deal with COVID-19, citing shortage.
With the number of coronavirus cases swelling in the country, the Indian Army on Friday decided to expand quarantine facilities at multiple locations with an additional capacity to cater to 1,500 people.
People will not be allowed to attend the popular daily retreat ceremony between India and Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab in view of coronavirus outbreak, the BSF said on Friday.
The precautionary measure will be effective from Saturday.
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The 35-year-old suspect, who arrived from Ireland on Thursday evening was reported missing after the authorities of SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack intimated police about him allegedly fleeing the health facility.
He is said to have gone for self-isolation after consulting with doctors of Capital Hospital. He apparently does not have any major symptoms, only besides fever, which is normal for a person suffering from a common cold or any flu.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said anganwadis have been closed in view of the coronavirus scare. The government child-care centres have been closed from Friday, he added. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country is 31, according to Union health ministry officials.
(PTI)
From March 9 midnight all air travellers having visited or arriving from Italy and South Korea will require to submit a certificate of having tested negative from health authorities -designated lab in their countries for Coronavirus at the departure.
India has also suspended most visas issued to nationals of Japan, South Korea, Italy, Iran and China, as well as suspending visas of any travellers who had been to those five countries since February.
It has now been decided that all incoming international passengers must declare their travel history to health and immigrations officials at India's airports.
Arrivals from DGCA list of 12 countries undergo thermal screening, passengers with high temperature taken to quantantine.
Screening to be carried out at 21 airports across the country.
Regular (sticker) visa/e-visa granted to nationals of People's Republic of China, issued on or before February 5, 2020 were suspended earlier. It shall remain in force.
Those needing to travel to India under compelling circumstances may apply for fresh visa to the nearest Indian Embassy/Consulate," the advisory said.
An advisory had also directed passengers arriving directly or indirectly from China, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Italy, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan to undergo medical screening at the port of entry
Air India and Indigo that run long haul flights have cancelled their flights to Hong Kong and Shanghai and the restrictions may well run into June.
SpiceJet has cancelled Delhi Hong Kong flights till March 28.
Vistara Airlines has cancelled around 54 flights to and from Bangkok and Singapore.
GoAir suspends flight operations to Dammam, Saudi Arabia after an advisory issued by the Saudi government to not allow non-Saudi residents to enter. It has also suspended flights to Thailand
Almost all major airlines operating out of India have suspended flights to China, Korea, Iran, Italy and some to Japan.
European and American connections provide by airlines such as Lufthansa, KLM, United Airlines from India continues.
JAL is still operating its service to Japan from India.
United, Air Canada, JetBlue, Alaska, American Airlines, Delta, Brutus Airways have suspended flights to China and reduced operations in countries with high Coronavirus infections such as Italy.
In the backdrop of coronavirus spreading in India, thermal screening has been expanded to nine more airports in India besides the existing 21, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. Initially, the thermal screening started in seven airports, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
The number of people infected with the new virus charged toward 100,000 on Friday, with the global scare upending routines, threatening livelihoods and prompting quarantines in its spread.
Asian and European shares were down following a rough day on Wall Street and the consequences of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, were becoming clear to people around the world. Halted travel and a broader economic downturn linked to the outbreak threatened to hit already-struggling communities for months to come.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed universities to avoid any large gathering in view of the coronavirus outbreak and advised that students and staff members with travel history to the virus-affected countries be quarantined at home for 14 days.
The Telangana State Human Rights Commission has directed the state government to file a comprehensive report on the precautionary and awareness measures being taken up in the state over the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Commission on Thursday took cognisance on its own about the coronavirus in view of its sensitivity with regard to the panic situation prevailing among public as reported regularly in media. (PTI)
Amid the spread of coronavirus, Iranian carrier Mahan Air will bring blood samples of nearly 300 Indians stranded in Iran and while returning, it will fly back Iranian nationals stranded in India. The ferry flight cleared by aviation regulator DGCA will land within 24 hours in Delhi.
The Vatican on Friday reported its first coronavirus case, saying it had suspended outpatient services at its health clinic after a patient tested positive for COVID-19. The clinic inside the tiny city state -- which has some 1,000 residents -- will be deep cleaned, while the emergency room will remain open, spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists. (AFP)
In the wake of the coronavirus scare in various parts of the country, Mata Amritanandamayi has stopped giving darshan to her followers. A message to this effect was published on the official website of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math at www.amritapuri.org. The Math said it had taken the decision on the instructions of the Health Department.
As a preventive measure, #Visakhapatnam school students wear masks to protect themselves from #coronavirus.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 6, 2020
Express photos by G Satyanarayana.#coronavirusindia #COVIDー19 @xpressandhra pic.twitter.com/SbbulKnN3X
A cargo vessel from China with 22 crew members on board was anchored off the coast of Visakhapatnam for mandatory screening tests to be conducted by the health officials.
The cargo vessel, Fortune Hero, was scheduled to arrive at the Visakhapatnam Port on Thursday evening but the port authorities stopped the vessel before it reached the port.
Cognizant Technology Solutions and few other companies which had shut their offices in Building No 20 of Raheja Mindspace IT Park in Hyderabad after the coronavirus scare in the city's IT sector resumed operations after intensive cleaning and sanitisation operation.
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the movement of visitors and entry in to the Parliament will be restricted, ANI reported.
Once the House reconvenes after the Holi break on March 11, MPs will not be allowed to meet visitors inside the Parliament.
Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar: There is no #Coronavirus infection in the state. People should not panic but at the same time do not be careless as it is an airborne disease. We are doing 24x7 screening in Chennai. We also have dedicated ambulances on standby. pic.twitter.com/iNNi1xFKTO
— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2020
International Indian Film Academy Awards: With due regard to the growing concerns around the spread of the #COVID19 virus and, after consulting the Madhya Pradesh government, it has been decided to postpone the event (originally scheduled at the end of March) to a later date. pic.twitter.com/zNQWMmBKsu
— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2020
Everywhere, the tournaments are going on. England are already in Sri Lanka. South Africa are here. There are no issues. County teams are travelling all over the world. They are travelling to Abu Dhabi, UAE to play. So there is no problem," Ganguly asserted. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Singh on Friday said that the country has become a majoritarian state in economic despair expressing concern over the possibility of coronavirus causing further decline in the economic growth and called for the need of the government to put together a detailed and meticulous plan to boost consumption demand and revive the economy. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Of the 24 samples that were sent for examination, 20 tested negative while result of the remaining four was awaited, the state health department said in a bulletin. "We have strengthened the surveillance for containment, control and prevention of COVID-19. Till date 361 passengers from COVID19-affected countries have been identified and placed under surveillance," Special Chief Secretary (Health) K S Jawahar Reddy said. Of the 361, 130 people are under home isolation and 218 people completed the 28 days observation period. Another 13 passengers are in hospital admission and are stable, according to the Special Chief Secretary.
In an order issued on Thursday, FDA commissioner Arun Unhale said the Maharashtra government and FDA had received several complaints of chemists selling PPE kits and N-95 masks at prices higher than the MRP. The FDA has also directed chemists to sell PPE kits and masks only on doctors' prescription, a spokesman of the FDA's Konkan division said. FDA officials have been directed to inspect the stock and storage of kits at manufacturing plants and supply chains and penalise those who hoard the equipment, the order stated.
A 13-member group of tourists from Iran have been quarantined at a hotel in Amritsar and have been asked to not go out till their medical examination is completed, an official said. They reached Amritsar on Thursday night, the official added. If any of them are found symptomatic (for coronavirus), then samples will be taken, Amritsar Civil Surgeon Prabhdeep Kaur informed the media.
The move is also expected to help in dealing with the space crunch in hospitals where only a limited number of beds is available for isolation wards. (READ MORE)
Their samples had to be sent to Hyderabad for testing, and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has told officials to purchase equipment to perform such tests in the State. (READ MORE)
Viranchi Shah, Chairman IDMA Gujarat, said that there is no immediate short-term impact, but this may change if the epidemic drags on. (READ MORE)
Meanwhile, four patients out of which two had travelled to Indonesia, one to Bahrain and one to China have been kept under observation in RIMS hospital in Jharkhand. (READ MORE)
The DHA was conducting tests and monitoring the students, staff and workers of the school that may have interacted or come into contact with the coronavirus patient. (READ MORE)
'The response from the Indian government so far has been quick and adequate, which has kept the threat from the virus in check till now. All entry points into India, especially airports, are being screened for coronavirus.' (READ MORE)
Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Gupta writes to Rajya Sabha Chairman, urging to put in place preventive measures including provision of a thermal scanner within Parliament House complex. #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/gXrSKhEysB
— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2020
Commonly used hand sanitizers of brands such as Dettol and Himalaya are missing from shelves of many drug stores. While some have still have a few medical hand rubs, which come at bottles of different sizes, in stock, these are priced at anywhere between Rs 200 and Rs 600. (READ MORE)
An officer on the condition of anonymity said, 'He refused to get himself admitted to the isolation ward as some media persons tried to click his photos and returned home.'
The hospital issued a statement on Thursday morning, saying these patients are housed on a completely separate floor, which has been quarantined and has no contact with the rest of the hospital. (READ MORE)
The World Health Organization warned Thursday that too many countries were not taking all the steps needed to fight the spread of the deadly new coronavirus.
The standard measures like maintaining good hygiene, repeated hand washing and avoiding touching your face and visiting crowded places should help people, says top virologist.
Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan inspects the management & preparedness for #CoronaVirus, at Terminal 3, Indira Gandhi International Airport. pic.twitter.com/wSCr436UNr
— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2020
The test reports of 68 people who had come in contact with the Italian couple, who tested positive for the new coronavirus earlier this week, have come out negative, says a senior health department official.
Over 2000 Indians are stranded in Iran. We can send them back to India only after proper approval of Indian authorities: Iran embassy official.
Iran to send an empty flight to India (Delhi) on Friday to take back the Iranian nationals from India to Tehran & one more flight will come to India a day on Saturday to carry Indian equipment to Iran for stranded Indian nationals, says Iran officials.
The Madhya Pradesh government to set up centres at the entrances of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the state to screen visitors for novel coronavirus, say officials.
Coronavirus fears have led to a few of India's leading badminton players deciding to leave the Gopichand academy in Hyderabad for the time being. The spread of the virus has hit a number of sporting events around the world but this is the first major instance of the threat leading to players leaving an academy en masse. READ FULL REPORT
Primary classes of Kendriya Vidyalayas in the national capital will remain closed till March 31 in view of coronavirus scare, school officials said on Thursday.
Food safety regulator FSSAI said imported food items, including those from coronavirus-affected nations, are "safe" for human consumption but cautioned people against eating raw or undercooked meat and unprocessed food products.
All 27 patients to have tested positive for coronavirus and who are currently under observation (the first three cases from Kerala have long been discharged) are stable, says Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its latest update. These include the 16 Italian tourists.
Kendriya Vidyalayas in Delhi to remain closed for primary classes till March 31 in view of coronavirus: Officials
There is no scientific evidence to show that coronavirus spreads through eating chicken, mutton and seafood, FSSAI chief GSG Ayyangar said on Thursday and asserted that the virus would not survive in higher temperature.
"It is basically an animal virus. Let us leave it to scientists to figure out how it has been transmitted..."
Mughal Gardens will be closed for public from Saturday (March 7) in view of coronavirus outbreak: Rashtrapati Bhavan
Ministry of Home Affairs: Truck drivers from Pakistan being scanned at Attari for #COVID19. The Government is ensuring constant vigilance and continuous monitoring to prevent the spread of #CoronaVirus. pic.twitter.com/w0zuy8g2Ev
— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2020
Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla reviewed screening of people coming from neighbouring countries through land borders in view of coronavirus. He held a video conference with officials from different states & security agencies: MHA
Maharashtra Government launches dedicated helpline number '020-26127394. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also dedicated helpline number '1916' to report coronavirus cases in the city.
Pharma student from Kerala, with suspected coronavirus symptoms, has been admitted to the ESI Hospital in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar area. The student's blood samples have been sent for checking and she is kept in isolation, says TV report.
Municipal corporations & administration of the state are on alert. We have to be more careful in next 10 to 15 days. It is advised to avoid big gatherings during Holi as already requested by PM Modi: Uddhav Thackeray
(1) Can you assure the country that we are not underestimating the level of infection in India because of the shortage of diagnostic facilities? The only institute equipped to test for coronavirus is the NationalInstitute of Virology,Pune. How many samples can they test in a day?
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 5, 2020
Through a circular, Deputy Secretary of the Delhi government Promila Mitra has asked all Deputy Secretaries and Section Officers to "Kindly get biometric attendance of all officers/officials of your department suspended till further orders in view of the coronavirus threat, which causes respiratory infection and is contagious and can also spread via touch of common objects."
An office in Raheja Mindspace's Building 20 was sanitized thoroughly with disinfectants after a suspected #coronavirus patient visited the office last week.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 5, 2020
Express video.@XpressHyderabad #coronovirusindia #CoronavirusOutbreak
LIVE: https://t.co/nObHlNKLDu pic.twitter.com/sAtCXjlsID
As a precautionary measure to prevent the possibility of spread of COVID-19 amongst our children, Delhi Government has directed immediate closure of all primary schools (Govt/ aided/ private/MCD/NDMC) till 31/3/20
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) March 5, 2020
The 2 samples from Hyderabad with borderline #coronavirus-like symptoms and which were sent to NIV Pune for confirmation have returned -ve.
— Aihik | ঐহিক (@AihikS) March 5, 2020
Now it is necessary that IT comps follow protocol, and contact @cyberabadpolice, @SCSC_Cyberabad before taking up any evacuation #COVID19
India and EU decided to reschedule PM Modi's visit to Brussels in view of advice by health authorities due to coronavirus outbreak: MEA
Workers disinfect the Metro trains and station after one person was tested positive for #Coronavirus in #Telangana. pic.twitter.com/6EZGtA9qZU
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 5, 2020
To prevent coronavirus spread, 16,076 crew, passengers aboard 452 ships from China not allowed to disembark at Indian ports. All assistance to crew, passengers in case of sickness as per WHO norms. Crew, seafarers having travel history to coronavirus-hit countries to be barred from embarking at Indian ports: Official
Checking out Janet’s bad cough. Started Jan. 4. We had just returned from China and may have both been patient zero in U.S. (@ West Coast Sports Institute in Santa Clara, CA) https://t.co/MRNHqithEU
— Steve Wozniak (@stevewoz) March 2, 2020
One more case of novel coronavirus was reported in Ghaziabad in the national capital region, taking the total number in the country to 30 so far, official sources said on Thursday. The patient is a middle-aged man with a recent travel history to Iran, they said.
In addition to Visa restrictions already in place, passengers traveling from/having visited Italy or Republic of Korea will need a certificate of having tested negative for COVID-19 from designated laboratories authorized by health authorities of these countries. This will be enforced from 12 am of 10th March, 2020 and is a temporary measure till the cases of COVID-19 subside: Centre
Punjab: State government organises an awareness camp on #Coronavirus at Golden Temple in Amritsar. pic.twitter.com/Jldz7JazmC
— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2020
The Health Minister saying that the Indian Govt has the #coronavirus crisis under control, is like the Capt of the Titanic telling passengers not to panic as his ship was unsinkable.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 5, 2020
It's time the Govt made public an action plan backed by solid resources to tackle this crisis.
Next 8 days crucial, we have to remain cautious. I pray coronavirus gets burnt in Holi fire: Uddhav Thackeray on coronavirus situation in Maharashtra Assembly
The Paytm employee, who tested positive for the contagious disease with flu-like symptoms on Wednesday, came in touch with 91 people in Gurgaon, an official said, citing his counterpart in the suburban town. (READ MORE)
As panic grips #Hyderabad over #CoronavirusOutbreak, people from all walks of life can be seen wearing masks to prevent themselves from the deadly virus.#coronavirusindia #CoronaAlert @Vinaymadapu @meetsenbaga @XpressHyderabad pic.twitter.com/0KTem0YVdx
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 4, 2020
The virus outbreak has shaken the tourism sector in the State that had just recovered from the devastating cyclone Fani and witnessed a steady flow of foreign tourists during the winter months. (READ MORE)
'Indian medical team for screening arrives in Iran today. Hope to establish first clinic at Qom by evening. Screening process will start immediately.Working on logistics of return with Iranian authorities.' announced External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
The rumours are being spread about the virus over social media platforms due to which there is a panic among people. (READ MORE)
