As India went into a complete lockdown for 21 days due to coronavirus outbreak from Tuesday midnight, the MHA issued a statement postponing the proposed National Population Register (NPR) exercise until further notice.
On Wednesday, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Gujarat reported fresh cases, taking the total number of confirmed cases past 600.
Minutes after PM's nationwide address, citizens across countries made a beeline to buy groceries and provisions.
In some parts, police had to resort to lathi-charge to stop people from violating the lockdown protocol.
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The Director of Health and Family Welfare has informed that two new COVID-19 positive cases are detected in the state.
Now, there are 10 positive cases in the state.
Senior US diplomat Alice Wells on Thursday echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to keep fighting spirits high against the coronavirus pandemic, saying that United States will work alongside India to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
Two new COVID-19 positive cases were registered in Rajasthan taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 38 in the state.
The Director of Health and Family Welfare has informed that two new COVID-19 positive cases are detected in the state.
Now, there are 10 positive cases in the state. A 22-year-old man traveled from the US to Delhi on March 20. He was screened at Delhi on March 21 and reached Vijayawada on March 22.
Accompanied by two Madurai natives, they have visited several mosques in Madurai over the past two weeks.
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Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar on Wednesday said a 20-year-old male who had reported positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival from New Delhi was recovering well and would be discharged in a couple of days.
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It was discussed how railways' production units could be used to manufacture essential commodities for fighting the contagion like ventilators, beds, trolleys along with the proposal of using these coaches which are equipped with toilets as isolation wards, sources said.
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In a tweet, CM Hemant Soren asked all district Deputy Commissioners and other officials across the state to curb sale of commodities in black market as such problems from some districts were still coming in through the 24x7 state-level control room, introduced at Suchana Bhavan here.
Addressing a press conference here, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Phani Bhusan Choudhury said the state will sail through the lockdown period with its food stock without considering the FCI's stock under National Food Security Act.
#WATCH Karnataka: Police personnel punish the violators of the lockdown, in Kalaburagi city. #CoronavirusLockdown pic.twitter.com/oSiDd8rl4V
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Gujarat: The 85-year-old woman who passed away in Ahmedabad today and was tested positive for #COVID19, had travel history to Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/fOUrxM5riY
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Of the two, one was detected in Raipur district, and the other in Rajnandgaon district.
"AIIMS is going to start a teleconsultation facility. Our follow-up patients can consult doctors through telephone. Several patients had appointments that are now cancelled. Chronic patients can consult doctors through this facility," Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS Delhi said.
Curiously though, the government has been maintaining its stand that there is no community transmission of COVID-19 even though the number of new cases is now increasing by up to 100 every day.
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Earlier in the day, a woman allegedly tried to assault a policeman and bite him in Salt Lake area when her car was stopped for defying the lockdown.
On Wednesday, one new case was reported each from Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara, principal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi told reporters here. Of these fresh infections, one patient has a history of travelling to Dubai in recent times, while the others are cases of local transmission of the viral disease, she said.
#Breaking Two more #coronavirus positive cases confirmed, one each in #Vijayawada and #Guntur Total number of cases in #AndhraPradesh now stand at 10 @NewIndianXpress #CoronavirusLockdown #AndhraFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/Uii9Sj3C0j
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) March 25, 2020
According to health department and district administration sources, all those people who were present at the March 20 press conferences or had met the journalist are being traced and will be asked to self-quarantine at their homes.
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The Karnataka government on Wednesday launched the 'Corona Watch' mobile application that can be downloaded from its official website, www.karnataka.gov.in. "In the application you can see the spots visited by positive patients upto 14 days prior to testing positive. Also it shows the nearest first respondent hospitals and helpline numbers," said a press statement issued. The identified list of first responder hospitals have been announced in the department website (https://karunadu.karnataka.gov.in/hfw ) for the benefit of public.
The highest number of confirmed cases in the state are in Bengaluru with 32.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE NEW CASES HERE
The Eurpoean continent continues to battle the pandemic with Spain surpassing China in COVID-19 related deaths.
As of Wednesday, more than 435,000 people across the globe have been infected by the coronavirus and more than 19,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. However, overall, more than 111,000 people have recovered from the deadly virus.
In yet another jolt to Europe, Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, tested positive for coronavirus. The 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland, his Clarence House office said. It says his wife Camilla, 72, has tested negative. The Queen of England is, however, remains at her home in Windsor.
The White House and Congress agree on a USD 2 trillion emergency bill to rush aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.
In New Zealand, the government declared an emergency before an unprecedented lockdown began.
Defying scientists and health experts, Brazil's Bolsonaro lashed out Tuesday at what he called "scorched-earth" quarantine policies to contain the coronavirus pandemic, saying they risked wrecking the economy.
Bangladesh released jailed former prime minister and main opposition leader Khaleda Zia for six months on condition that she would stay at home, amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The company said its manufacturing units are functioning with 50 per cent of workforce keeping with government advisories to curb escalation of the coronavirus outbreak, but it is working to ensure that sufficient quantity of its products are available in the market.
India may announce an economic stimulus package of about Rs 1.5 lakh crore ($19.6 billion) to fight coronavirus in the country, according to a report. Centre has not yet finalised the package. The matter is under discussion among PMO, finance ministry and RBI, the report added.
A Dornier aircraft of Indian Navy, with a team of 4 doctors from Goa State Health Dept, took off from INS Hansa to Pune on 25 March. The medical team led by Dr Savio Rodrigues, HOD Microbiology, Goa Medical College, will undergo training to set up a COVID test facility at Goa. pic.twitter.com/ZvrQVFsd5a
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine can only be given to 2 particular cases for use as prophylaxis - healthcare workers, dealing with suspected/confirmed cases, and the first contacts of confirmed cases. No one else should use this: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secy, Health Ministry
51 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in Karnataka till now, including 10 new cases in the last 24 hours. Out of these cases, 3 people have been cured/discharged, while one has died due to the virus: Government of Karnataka.
In the last 24 hours, there have been 5 new COVID19 cases in Delhi. One of them has foreign travel history. Now, the total number of cases rises to 35 in Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
After a temporary disruption in delivery services, e-commerce firms resumed their operations with the various state police authorities assuring security measures for their ground staff as well as reopening of their warehouses.
Two types of passes will be issued - one for persons and other for vehicles. The passes will be issued from the office of the jurisdictional DCP law and order and made available 24/7 on the submission of a standardized application form, said a memo signed by Bhaskar Rao, Commissioner of Police.
The newspaper services were halted after Mahrashtra government announced lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Industry Minister Subhash Desai with newspaper publishers and distributors.
Public buying vegetables by standing in the boxes marked by officials to maintain social distance at Singh Nagar Stadium in Vijayawada.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 25, 2020
Express Photos@xpressandhra #CoronavirusOutbreak #21daylockdown pic.twitter.com/ArAlMoNLhO
Addressing people of his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi via video, he said the Mahabharata war was won in 18 days but this war against coronavirus will take 21 days. He was referring to the 21-day nation-wide lockdown announced by him on Tuesday.
The Bodoland Territorial Council chief on Wednesday said, “We had a meeting where we decided to offer 21 days’ ration which will include 25 kg rice, two litres of mustard oil, 500 grams of dal (pulse) and a certain amount of salt to each poor family for the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modiji. The daily wagers are suffering. We thought we should help them.”
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced four months' advance salary for doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff. The doctors, nurses and all health personnel across the state will receive their salaries for the months of April, May, June and July in the month of April, Patnaik said in a video message.
The report, compiled by COV-IND-19 Study Group, an interdisciplinary team of researchers, said while India seems to have done well in controlling the number of confirmed cases compared to other countries like the US and Italy in the early phase of the pandemic, the country is critically missing a key component in this assessment -- the number of truly affected cases.
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Air Force (IAF)has told its personnel and their dependents that they cannot process various welfare schemes owing to lockdown and appealed to bear with them, a senior IAF officer said on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh government bans production, distribution and sale of pan masala in the entire state until further orders.
Though Market Management Committee (MMC) officials made announcements and asked the shops to close, it was of no avail. As a result, the cops were called in to erect barriers across the roads leading to the market and stopping two-wheelers and four-wheelers except those pertaining to the wholesale market.
Following the nationwide lockdown in the wake of threat posed by the spread of COVID-19, people across the country have begun practising social distancing among themselves, as a measure to curb the spread of the virus.
Hahaha, somebody sent me this and told me it's exactly been 1 year since this run out happened.
— lets stay indoors India 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) March 25, 2020
As the nation goes into a lockdown, this is a good reminder to my citizens.
Don't wander out. Stay inside, stay safe! #21DayLockdown pic.twitter.com/bSN1454kFt
These beds are spread across the country with forty earmarked in hospitals at the Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, thirty each at the Metal and Steel Factory Ishapore, Gun and Shell Factory Cossipore, Ammunition Factory Khadki, Ordnance Factory Kanpur, Ordnance Factory Khamaria and Ordnance Factory Ambajhari, 25 at Ordnance Factory Ambernath and 20 each at the Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi and Ordnance Factory Medak.
Medical-grade glove supplies are running low globally, even as more feverish, sweating and coughing patients arrive in hospitals by the day.
In view of COVID19 outbreak, the first phase of Census 2021 and the updation of National Population Register (NPR) postponed until further orders: Ministry of Home Affairs
The Prince of Wales Charles tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, the Clarence House confirmed. A royal family spokesman said that the Duchess of Cornwall had also been tested but does not have the virus.
Drive responsibly! Chennai traffic police advise motorists not to come outside until absolutely necessary amid #CoronavirusLockdown. 🏍️#TamilNadulockdown
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 25, 2020
Express Photo | Ashwin Prasath
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There is no shortage of essential commodities and rice will be available at Rs 3 per kg instead of Rs 37 per kg, says Union minister Prakash Javadekar
Experts have predicted that the Covid-19 lockdown may cost India a whooping USD 120 billion (approximately Rs 9 lakh crore) or 4 per cent of the GDP. "We estimate that the cumulative shutdown cost around USD120 billion or 4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP)," British brokerage Barclays said in a note, revising down its FY21 growth forecast by 1.7 percentage points to 3.5 per cent.
In the initial hours of Tuesday, the first day of the lockdown, the cops here chose to play it soft, requesting commuters venturing out in private vehicles without any valid reason to return home.
In an interview to CNBC, Nadella said the big question would be whether the demand holds up in the US and Europe and other developed markets badly hit by the pandemic.
A journalist from Bhopal has tested positive for COVID-19. Following this, all the journalists in the city have been asked to stay in quarantine. The infected scribe had reportedly attended the recently held press conference by former MP chief minister by Kamal Nath.
The plea from the Cellular Operators' Association of India comes at a time when data usage has surged nearly 30 per cent over the last few days in the wake of lockdowns, work-from-home and social distancing measures adopted to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The ship, which originally carried some 3,700 passengers and crew members, dominated international headlines as Japan's clumsy handling of its quarantine made it at one point the biggest cluster of coronavirus carriers outside China.
According to official sources, a total of 274 mail and express trains and 389 passengers trains under the jurisdiction of the ECR have been cancelled with effect from March 22 to 23 respectively in a move to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection due to close proximity amongst passengers.
Smartphone maker Vivo India on Wednesday donated over one lakh masks to healthcare workers in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra reported five new coronavirus cases since Tuesday evening, taking the number of cases in the state to 112, the highest in the country so far.
#update: 5 news cases of #COVID19 in TN. 4 Indonesian nationals & their travel guide from Chennai test positive at #Salem Medical College. Quarantined since 22.3.20 @MoHFW_INDIA @CMOTamilNadu #vijayabaskar
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) March 25, 2020
Home delivery of cooked food by online food delivery applications like Zomato and Swiggy, has been banned, according to an official statement by the Greater Chennai Corporation on Wednesday. However, the corporation has allowed e-commerce companies to home deliver essentials including grocery and vegetables, in the city.
Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has suggested that the state government ensure that every individual who returns to the state is quarantined. “It is important that we take great care to screen the students returning from various metro cities of India. My suggestion to the government is that we quarantine all those who come from outside the state until we get full assurance that they are free of coronavirus,” Tuki wrote in a letter to Chief Minister Pema Khandu.
Online travel firm MakeMyTrip's top executives Deep kalra and Rajesh Magow have decided to draw 'zero salary' from April 2020, while the rest of its leadership team will take a reduction of around 50 per cent in their compensation amid the COVID-19 outbreak. (READ MORE)
Jammu and Kashmir: Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra shut for devotees amid #21daysLockdown, in wake of the #Coronavirus outbreak. pic.twitter.com/YhAIOGHUkq
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
What is the punishment for defying lockdown orders? Hold your ears and do sit-ups, say police across various states. Here's one from Odisha's #Bhubaneshwar.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 25, 2020
Express video | Biswanath Swain.#CoronavirusLockdown #21daylockdown pic.twitter.com/CZ9gnAgW2h
A pastor with travel history to the Netherlands tests positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram.
Punjab: Police in Amritsar distributed food to the needy amid lockdown, in wake of #Coronavirus outbreak. pic.twitter.com/KUIlFLo3ul
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Free meals being provided by Delhi Government at a 'Rain Basera' on Baba Kharak Singh Marg. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Anil Baijal had assured in the media briefing earlier today that no one will sleep hungry in the city during #21daysLockdown. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/MidHoc7hDI
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
A 75-year-old COVID-19 patient from Gouribidanur, who returned from Mecca, died at Bowring Hospital at 1 pm. Suffered from diabetes, heartburn, Hip Fracture. Test results awaited to confirm cause of death.
Delivery executives are being stopped and questioned by the police or in some cases they are even beaten up by the police, said the online grocery platforms. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
WATCH: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Anil Baijal address the media on #COVID19 situation https://t.co/1aj5LOANWA
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
As the strict crackdown of people under home quarantine began, the Chennai city police have booked four persons within 24 hours for not staying inside their houses inspite of several warnings. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Assam: Streets in Guwahati wear deserted look as the country observes #21daysLockdown, in wake of #Coronavirus outbreak. pic.twitter.com/dgitPM62e4
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi underway at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, social distancing seen. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/un3aXd8I8O
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Top White House aide Eric Ueland announced the agreement in a Capitol hallway shortly after midnight. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Kerala: Movement of people except those rendering/availing essential services are not being allowed by Police as lockdown continues in Thiruvananthapuram. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Fw1swMwoym
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Workers at facilities in New York City, Jacksonville, Florida, Sheperdsville, Kentucky, Katy, Texas, Brownstown, Michigan and Oklahoma City were infected with the coronavirus, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal holds a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at LG Secretariat. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is also present in the meeting #COVID19 #21daylockdown pic.twitter.com/mobGA9FlpO
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
President Donald Trump indicated that he is unlikely to follow the suggestion of his medical advisors on a complete shutdown to tackle the coronavirus outbreak as he said such a move would have tremendous repercussions on the country's economy. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Government officials flag off vehicles carrying essential supplies which will be delivered to households. #COVID19 #21daylockdown pic.twitter.com/vf04tv9UHN
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2020
Globally, the death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 18,915 with more than 422,900 cases reported in over 165 countries and territories, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Only one COVID-19 case has been reported in the state so far. The 24-year-old woman, who tested positive for the deadly virus on March 18, is recovering well while undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raipur, an official said. The government has strengthened the surveillance and control measures against the virus, he said.
Social distancing at vegetable and grocery shop in Maharashtra. People are slowly and gradually learning and adopting new style functioning in wake of coronavirus. #COVIDー19 #Social_Distancing @CMOMaharashtra @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/5xPFSRcLZw
— Sudhir Suryawanshi (@ss_suryawanshi) March 25, 2020
Social distancing was completely disregarded by the people at grocery, milk and butcher shops as well as at supermarkets which remained open as they have been exempted from being shut. Only a handful of supermarkets followed the concept of social distancing by limiting the number of people who could enter the shops. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Citizens in #TamilNadu's Vellore follow #SocialDistancing while buying essentials at a meat shop.@xpresstn
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 25, 2020
Express video | Dinesh Sampath #21daylockdown #coronavirusindia #CoronavirusLockdown pic.twitter.com/zHTI73VnC0
Kerala State Beverages Corporation not to open its liquor outlets from today in the wake of total lockdown declared across the country. State cabinet, which meets today, will decide for how long the outlets should remain shut.
#WATCH Gujarat: People in Mundra practice social distancing, visuals from outside a grocery store #COVID19 #lockdown pic.twitter.com/NPEA7DsD3D
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Jammu and Kashmir: People who were flouting restrictions that have been imposed amid lockdown, made to sit in circles drawn to maintain social distance, in Jammu. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/4MQMh5LXgV
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Ministry of Home Affairs issues advisory to private security agencies stating,"this is the time for the private security industry to adopt a humane approach and protect its workers and staff members from lay-offs and consequent decrease in earnings." #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/XGfcjrcv6B
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIT) issues instruction to state authorities "to not obstruct and call for closure of food processing units". #21daysLockdown #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ZMS2jXt2hz
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
People in #Noida practice social distancing. Visuals from outside a grocery store in Sector-19 #COVID19 #lockdown pic.twitter.com/WWLkFKK2SF
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2020
Karnataka: People in #Bengaluru practice social distancing. Visuals of circles been drawn outside a grocery store (24.3.20) #COVID19 #lockdown (Source: Police) pic.twitter.com/hyic3Oz7Ce
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
An NSE spokesperson said operations would be normal at the exchange on Wednesday. "BSE day to operations @BSEIndia will continue," the bourse's MD and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said in a tweet. All capital and debt market services notified by markets regulator Sebi would be exempted from the lockdown, as per the government notification.
Maharashtra: Sangli district administration releases contact numbers for citizens to get home delivery of essential items on call. Police personnel and district administration will facilitate delivery. Service being provided in Kupwad, Miraj and Sangli city for now #21daylockdown pic.twitter.com/EycKOItH5C
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
The person is 29 years old and had returned to Patna from Gujarat's Bhavnagar. His travel history would be thoroughly checked by the administration: Ajay Sinha, Nodal Officer, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital.
Delhi: People buy fruits and vegetables from a Safal Store at Defence Colony. #21daylockdown pic.twitter.com/nOjMIC0vgq
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Karnataka: Police in Bengaluru distributed food to the needy yesterday, visuals from Peenya area. (Pics source: Bengaluru Police) #21daysLockdown #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/rjwjwtRyVe
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Police barricading continues at Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border to stop movement of vehicles except those rendering/availing essential services amid lockdown; visuals from Delhi Noida Direct Flyway (DND). #CoronaVirus pic.twitter.com/ECvWHmzuA4
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2020
Mahan Air flight carrying 277 Indian passengers landed at Delhi airport today early morning from Tehran, Iran. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/F46nHAc0Dm
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Kolkata: Domestic flights to remain suspended from today; visuals from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. International flight services were suspended on March 22. pic.twitter.com/8zJi5mi39e
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
Two people who were found positive two weeks back, have now tested negative (twice) for COVID-19, both to be discharged from hospital today. These were the first two cases of Maharashtra.
After adjourning the assembly on March 13 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Speaker C P Joshi had summoned the House on March 26 for carrying out proceedings of the Budget Session. "The speaker adjourned the House sine die today," Assembly Secretary Pramil Kumar Mathur said in a statement. The Rajya Sabha polls for three seats in Rajasthan were also scheduled on March 26, which too have been deferred amid the nationwide lockdown.
E-Commerce website Flipkart temporarily suspends its services. #COVID19 #21daysLockdown pic.twitter.com/Ijk9j02j5m
— ANI (@ANI) March 25, 2020
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus worldwide has exceeded 372,000, over 16,000 have died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report.
A coronavirus patient has died in Tamil Nadu. This is the first death in the southern state due to the global pandemic.TN Health Minister Dr C Vijayabaskar tweeted the unfortunate news in the wee hours of Wednesday.
#update: Despite our best efforts, the #COVID19 +ve Pt at MDU, #RajajiHospital, passed away few minutes back.He had medical history of prolonged illness with steroid dependent COPD, uncontrolled Diabetes with Hypertension.@MoHFW_INDIA @CMOTamilNadu #Vijayabaskar
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) March 24, 2020
"Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to impose curfew in the whole state from 5 pm today till further orders, in wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state, as well as the country," the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur had announced a complete lockdown in the state to stop the spread of the fatal virus.
The total number of #coronavirus positive cases in the state rises to 35: Gujarat Chief Secretary Anil Mukim https://t.co/dBo617IXq4
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
As part of efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus, a Pune-based company has developed the country's first indigenous COVID-19 testing kit. It has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced new curfew guidelines to ease people's problems amid #CoronavirusLockdown. Warns of strict action under section 188 IPC against those violating curfew & home quarantine: Chief Minister's Office Punjab pic.twitter.com/DMc0Hbrd7P
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that his "request" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi made in presence of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla had been approved and now MP funds can be used for essential and urgently needed equipment to combat coronavirus.
Today I wrote to the Govt asking for the rules governing MPLADS funds to be relaxed to permit the purchase of necessary equipment to combat #COVID19outbreak. Have also allotted my funds in a letter to the District Collector, pending GOI approval. pic.twitter.com/HcDWj5Mtji
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 23, 2020
The sate government will take a call on additional measures to be taken in the state, in view of the 21 day lockdown declared by the Union Government. The state cabinet meet on Wednesday morning will discuss the matter in detail, said the Chief Minister's Office. A decision will be taken on revising the timing of shops and other establishments which will remain open during the lockdown. The state government had on Monday announced lockdown till March 31.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that the government has sanctioned Rs 3 crore for providing food packets to over 38,000 people during the lockdown period in the state to combat the COVID-19 crisis.
“The states should devote adequate resources for creating dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, equipping the medical institutes with personal protection equipment, ventilators, and other essential equipment, etc while also ensuring that essential services and supplies remain open,” Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba wrote to the states of the country.
People outside a store to buy supplies following PM Modi's announcement of a #21daysLockdown as a preventive measure against the #CoronavirusOutbreak in New Delhi.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 24, 2020
Express Photos@Shekharyadav02 @parveennegi1 pic.twitter.com/2pq5opaf7d
#coronaupdate: 3 new cases for #covid19 in Chennai. 65Y M return from New Zealand at Pvt.Hosp, 55Y F Saidapet at #KMC. 25Y M return from London at #RGGH. Patients are in isolation & under treatment.@MoHFW_INDIA @CMOTamilNadu #Vijayabaskar
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) March 24, 2020
The number of positive cases in the state swells to 109 (of these four were discharged). Of the 14 new cases reported on Tuesday, a healthcare worker also contracted COVID-19.
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The number of positive cases in the state swells to 109 (of these four were discharged). Of the 14 new cases reported on Tuesday, a healthcare worker also contracted COVID-19.
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Two men, one with no recent international travel history, tested positive for the coronavirus in Gwalior and Shivpuri districts on Tuesday, officials said.
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"We got information about him when we were checking a hotel. He was shifted to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) in Nagpur as per the government guidelines," said inspector Vilas Kale of Umred police station.
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All six patients had come in contact with with the 70-year-old Nawanshahr resident who had tested positive for the infection and died of cardiac arrest last week. With this, the total number of cases in Punjab have jumped to 29.
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All six patients had come in contact with with the 70-year-old Nawanshahr resident who had tested positive for the infection and died of cardiac arrest last week. With this, the total number of cases in Punjab have jumped to 29.
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All six patients had come in contact with with the 70-year-old Nawanshahr resident who had tested positive for the infection and died of cardiac arrest last week. With this, the total number of cases in Punjab have jumped to 29.
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Tamil Nadu came under a lockdown on Tuesday evening with public spaces going empty even as local authorities began pasting 'home quarantined' stickers on the doors of houses of foreign returnees in the State.
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One more tests positive for #Coronavirus in #AndhraPradesh taking number of cases to 8. Patient 8 returned from #London to #Chennai on March 18, went by car to Srikalahasti. Developed symptoms on March 23, admitted to RUIA hospital in #Tirupati #lockdown @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/3Cgzw14XWe
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) March 24, 2020
Giving the district-wise breakup, the official said so far Noida has reported 11 cases, Lucknow and Agra eight cases each, Ghaziabad three and Lakhimpur-Kheri, Moradabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Pilibhit, Jaunpurand and Shamli one case each.
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Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines for offences and penalties during the 21-day countrywide lockdown. #CoronavirusLockdown pic.twitter.com/wo7TKR80eA
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
I request all of you to not believe in any rumours or superstitions: PM
I have requested the state governments to prioritise and focus on health services and health care: PM
I have requested the state governments to prioritise and focus on health services and health care: PM
I have requested the state governments to prioritise and focus on health services and health care: PM
I have requested the state governments to prioritise and focus on health services and health care: PM
I have requested the state governments to prioritise and focus on health services and health care: PM
I have requested the state governments to prioritise and focus on health services and health care: PM
For the treatment of Corona-infected patients and to strengthen the health sector, the central government has approved Rs 15,000 crore, PM Narendra Modi said.
With these funds, testing facilities, personal protective equipment, isolation and ICU beds, ventilators and other important facilities will be manufactured.
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has stepped forward to raise money to provide food and other basic necessities for the daily wage workers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has so far claimed more than 16,000 lives across the world.
घर में रहें,
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 24, 2020
घर में रहें
और एक ही काम करें कि अपने घर में रहें।
साथियों,
आज के फैसले ने,
देशव्यापी लॉकडाउन ने आपके घर के दरवाजे पर एक लक्ष्मण रेखा खींच दी है: PM @narendramodi #IndiaFightsCorona
PM Narendra Modi thanks the countrymen for their participation in Sunday's 'Janata Curfew'
Addressing the nation on battling the COVID-19 menace. #IndiaFightsCorona https://t.co/jKyFMOQO5a
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 24, 2020
Announcing this evening, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said that the administration has taken this decision in response to the plea made by elected representatives. The amount has been allocated and would be deposited in the bank accounts of 3.44 lakhs ration cardholders, said the Chief minister. It will have a financial burden of Rs 68 crores to the government.
Prime Minister said, "Media has played a praiseworthy role in disseminating information to every nook and cranny of this nation. The network of media is pan-India and spread across cities and villages. This makes the media all the more significant in fighting this challenge and spreading correct information about it at micro level."
#COVID19outbreak
— Sovi Vidyadharan (@vidyadharansovi) March 24, 2020
14 people tested positive for #COVID19 in the state on Tuesday taking to 105 the total no of people infected by the virus in the state. A healthcare worker among those tested positive on Tuesday, says CM @vijayanpinarayi @xpresskerala @NewIndianXpress
With the number of coronavirus cases rising in the country, several parents want schools to not reopen soon and have suggested that academic loss if any can be reduced by curtailing the summer vacation. Several schools, which are already offering classes through digital modes of learning, say a decision in this regard will be taken only after March 31 once a review of the situation is done and also if the lockdown is curtailed.
#CoronavirusLockdown | Chennai #CMBT look deserted after authorities imposed the #lockdown on Tuesday evening. #COVIDActNow
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 24, 2020
Express Video | P Jawahar@xpresstn pic.twitter.com/WYEdWO8MbZ
If people are moving out for essentials, be gentle with them and ask them not to move out without any reason. I am asking police that we are not stopping people from living, just changing the lifestyle a bit: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray #Coronavirus https://t.co/aJroRGPW8F
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
"Shops and outlets selling food grains, vegetables, meat, fish and medical shops have been excluded from the lockdown," the minister said, appealing people to cooperate with the government. "Mathadi workers (head loaders who work in wholesale vegetable and grain markets) and farmers are also humans and their safety is also important. Don't crowd the markets. Cooperate with the police," the minister said.
Out of 41 cases detected and confirmed in Karnataka so far 6 cases are transit passengers of Kerala who have landed in airports and being treated in Karnataka. The details of their itinerary after arriving in Karnataka will be provided. Batkal patients resident of Uttara Kannada is hospitalized in Dakshina Kannada and considered against Dakshina Kannada.
An FIR was lodged against a youth in Assam on Tuesday for not reporting his arrival from abroad to the police or health officials. The Hailakandi district administration filed the FIR under Section 188 of the IPC, official sources said. Departmental action for immediate suspension was also being drawn against the youth’s father who is a government employee for concealing information.
More than 2 lakh people left Chennai in buses from Koyambedu and Tambaram to various places in the state from Monday evening to 2 pm on Tuesday. After the announcement of the lockdown, people thronged to the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) to catch a bus to their native places.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday. The Games were scheduled for July 24-August 9, but after telephone discussions between IOC president Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a historic joint decision was taken for the first postponement of an Olympics in peacetime.
abinet secretary Rajiv Gauba on Tuesday asked state governments to immediately identify and earmark hospitals to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to chief secretaries of all the states, Gauba also said it is absolutely essential that surveillance and contact tracing of all positive cases is taken up and no suspected or high risk person is left out.
Another coronavirus death has been reported in Maharashtra, which has already seen a total of 107 positive cases, on Tuesday. The victim, a 65-year-old man, had returned from the UAE on March 15. He went to Ahmedabad and came back to Mumbai on March 20. He died on March 23 in Kasturba hospital. He was suffering from high-blood pressure and was a diabetic too.
Police sending out the crowed arrived at the last hours at #Chennai mofussil bus terminus after the authorities closed the transportation on Tuesday afternoon in Chennai.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 24, 2020
Express photo | P Jawahar.#CoronavirusLockdown #TamilNadulockdown #Covid_19india pic.twitter.com/zUflePZKDT
IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed “100%” to a proposal of postponing the Tokyo Olympics for about one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday.
We have decided to give Rs 5000 each to all construction workers as their livelihood has been affected. We are also increasing the number of night shelters in the city: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
#WATCH: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says,"There are many daily wage earners in Delhi who stay at rented homes. If some tenants are not in a condition to pay their rents to landlords, they can be given some concession for 2-3 months." #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/JmkXNODdU3
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Uncertainty still looms over Tamil Nadu as about 2000 stranded migrant workers have been crammed in Chennai's community halls after the train services have been cancelled. The city corporation has been moving these workers, mostly from West Bengal, from the railway stations to the halls.
Mathematical modeling done by ICMR suggests that entry screening of travellers with symptoms suggestive of COVID19 can delay the introduction of the virus into the community by three days to three weeks.
118 govt laboratories included in ICMR network of #COVID19 testing. The network has capacity to test 12000 samples a day. 22 private laboratory chains, with about 15,500 collection centres, have been registered with ICMR till today.
The empiric use of Hydroxychloroquine for prophylaxis of SARS-Cov-2 infection is recommended only for asymptomatic healthcare workers involved in the care of suspected or confirmed cases of COVID19 and asymptomatic household contacts of laboratory-confirmed cases
With the tally rising, CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced a total lockdown in Uttar Pradesh till Friday March 27. 17 of the 75 districts were under lockdown since Sunday evening.
Housing brokerage firm Anarock on Tuesday said housing sales will be impacted and completion of ongoing real estate projects will be delayed due to the lockdown across the country in view of spread of coronavirus disease. The consultant said that more than 15.62 lakh units (launched between 2013 till 2019) are under construction in the top 7 cities -- Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday said that it has set up India's first COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Mumbai that includes a negative pressure room that helps in preventing cross-contamination and helps control infection. "Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), has set up a dedicated 100 bedded COVID-19 centre at Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai for patients who test positive for COVID-19," RIL said in an official statement.
Keeping in view the rising number of coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh and its debilitating effect on the unorganized sector, CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched the ‘Shramik Bharan-Poshan Yojana’ and transferred the first instalment of Rs 1,000 in the accounts of more than 20 lakh daily wage labourers through Direct Beneficiary Transaction.
A German army shipment of six million face masks needed to protect against the novel coronavirus has vanished in Kenya, the defence ministry in Berlin confirmed Tuesday.
"We are trying to find out what happened" to the massive order of protective equipment meeting the FFP2 standard for protection against particles and aerosols, a spokeswoman said.
Maharashtra: Pune based Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd has developed India's first indigenous #COVID19 testing kit that has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). A single kit costs Rs 80,000 & can test 100 patients. pic.twitter.com/Ng5b3wRHh5
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, announced a slew of measures to reduce the stress on coronavirus-hit India Inc and India.The Covid-19 death toll in India currently stands at 10 with nearly 500 confirmed cases of the infection. The total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 528, including 475 active cases.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday announced one-month special pay for them. Announcing this in the Assembly, Palaniswami said the doctors, nurses and other professional staff are working with dedication day and night without fearing for their lives. Palaniswami said the medical staff working in the isolation wards where Coronavirus infected patients are being treated will be paid a month's salary as special pay in recognition of their dedication.
#WATCH Bihar: 'Nikah' of a couple was performed through video conferencing in Patna yesterday, amid lockdown in the state due to #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/WtQaiZCuyH
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Dozing off at the airport in Dubai left Arun Singh, a Pune resident, stranded at its Terminal 3 as he missed his flight back home and now he cannot even go to his UAE resident as the country refused entry to residency visa holders as a precaution to limit the spread of the coronavirus, according to a media report.
In an order issued on Tuesday, the railways has said that due to prevailing coronavirus situation in India and the stoppage of trains, several contractual staff engaged in on-board housekeeping service, sanitation, pantry car and commercial activities have been stranded and have to compulsorily stay at other places, while others have to be in readiness to attend the duties at a short notice.
On a lighter note if anyone wants tips on surviving quarantine or a lock down I have months of experience at my disposal, perhaps a blog is in order.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) March 24, 2020
Punjab on Tuesday reported six more coronavirus positive people taking the state total to 29. Of these 21 people got the infectious virus from the 70-year-old person who died of COVID-19 on March 18.
A granthi in the village gurudwara, the septuagenarian had come back to India after a two-week-long trip to Germany and Italy. Before his death, he had performed path and distributed prasad to the devotees in the village.
With the coronavirus epidemic hitting the entertainment sector hard, the demand of new films is expected to grow so that the industry can return on the same path after the lockdown phase. According to a study by Kotak Institutional Equities Research, CY2019 was the second consecutive year of good box office performance. Bollywood churned out 17 over Rs1 billion grossers, nearly doubling the count over CY2017-19.
Crackdown on criminals, or be compassionate? We can do both. While the city is on a lockdown owing to recent events, we are doing our bit. #Janasnehipolice #ArrestCorona pic.twitter.com/rcDXZedWZC
— BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) March 24, 2020
Mumbai Police register 112 cases under section 188 of IPC against individuals, pan stalls, hotels, hawkers & illegal transport for violating prohibitory orders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a video conference with healthcare providers association of various states on ways to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak. Sources in the government said the video conference would take place on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said no new cases of coronavirus have come up in Delhi in last 24 hours while five patients have been cured of the deadly virus. He said despite this the biggest challenge is to not let the situation go out of control in the city.
Debit card withdrawals from ATMs won't be charged for the next three months. These withdrawals can be made from any ATMs: FM
#COVID19 #JammuAndKashmir
— Rohit Kansal (@kansalrohit69) March 24, 2020
2 more cases reported positive in Srinagar. One has confirmed travel history outside India. Full details regarding the second being ascertained.@diprjk @ HealthMedicalE1
The Andhra Pradesh State government on Tuesday announced postponement of the State Secondary Certificate (SSC) examinations for two weeks in view of lockdown imposed in the State to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Education minister Adimulapu Suresh announced this on Tuesday. The examinations were earlier scheduled to be conducted from March 31 to April 17.
Just had a long engineering discussion with Medtronic about state-of-the-art ventilators. Very impressive team!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 21, 2020
A 95-year-old woman has became the oldest in Italy to recover from COVID-19, according to a report. Alma Clara Corsini of Modena province was diagnosed with the virus and admitted to the hospital in Pavullo on March 5. Doctors treated her at the facility until she recovered last week without “antiviral therapy,” the report added.
Maharashtra: Mumbai Crime Branch seized 25 lakh masks from godowns in Andheri&Bhiwandi including 3 lakh N95 masks of total worth Rs 15 crore today. 4 men were arrested under the Essential Commodity Act, while 2 are absconding. #COVID2019 https://t.co/a7PjTICRmV pic.twitter.com/TSE2YcAFKq
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
The last date for the income tax return for the financial year 18-19 is extended to 30th June 2020. For delayed payments interest rate has been reduced from 12% to 9%: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
April ration of rice and one kg of red gram dal will be given free of cost to all rice card holders. April ration supplies shall be distributed in advance at fair price shops from March 29. All rice card holding families will get 1-time support of Rs 1000. All govt and private establishments shall make payments of wages and salaries fully to workers or employees including those working under contract and outsourcing basis during lockdown period. Any violation will invite penal action under the Epidemics Diseases Act 1897: Andhra Pradesh government
There will be complete lockdown in Goa from midnight today till March 31. All shops in the state to remain shut. The government will make arrangements for the distribution of essential commodities. Goa dairy will supply milk&collector will take the decision regarding grocery distribution: CM Pramod Sawant
#coronaupdate:Chennai reports 3 new cases for #COVID19. All 3 travelled abroad.74 Y M return from USA at #Stanley,52 Y F return from USA at #Stanley,25 Y F return from Swiss at #KMC,.They are residents of Porur, Purasaivakkam, Keelkattalai rsptvly.Pts in isolation & stable. #CVB
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) March 24, 2020
#WATCH Maharashtra: Police make violators do squats in Nagpur, amid curfew imposed in the state in wake of #CoronavirusPandemic. pic.twitter.com/KpHBTcWX4v
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with print media heads through video conferencing, over #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/89wRUlCTvz
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
#WATCH Maharashtra: India's first dedicated #COVID19 hospital in Mumbai, set up by Reliance Industries. 101 positive #COVID19 cases have been reported in the state, so far. pic.twitter.com/F3IBC2rGo4
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Even as we are readying an economic package to help us through the Corona lockdown (on priority, to be announced soon) I will address the media at 2pm today, specifically on statutory and regulatory compliance matters. Via video conference. @FinMinIndia @PIB_India @ANI @PTI_News
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) March 24, 2020
I respect the selfless commitment & determination of our professionals & have requested concerned authorities to extend all possible help, support & protection to them & their families including to those who are in self-quarantine: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri https://t.co/RswYoGgkpn
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal being screened for #COVID19, before entering the state assembly. Lockdown will be imposed in the state from 6 pm today till March 31. No positive #COVID19 case has been reported in the state so far. pic.twitter.com/CKq4ncSlp0
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Delhi: Locals gave flowers to DCP South RP Meena and other police personnel following the clearance of Shaheen Bagh protest site today. Delhi Police cleared the protest site, amid complete lockdown in the national capital, in wake of #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/MbEzz6p2Ll
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Uttarakhand: Police in Karanprayag, Chamoli district make people get clicked with pamphlets reading 'I'm enemy of society; I won't stay home' if they are found violating
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
lockdown. #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/vBCkJcEm5Y
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, the administrative body of Lord Balaji temple has conducted 'Kovil Alwar Tirumanjanam', a temple cleansing ritual ahead of festival of Ugadi tomorrow. 'Ugadi Asthanam', to be performed tomorrow in the presence of very few people. pic.twitter.com/LHMJi5wOOt
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
#WATCH West Bengal: Police took stern action against lockdown violators in Cooch Behar. West Bengal government has imposed lockdown in the state including rural and urban areas to control the spread of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/3ZCndIybKQ
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
According to health department officials, both the men from Kolkata. One of then have a travel history of returning from Egypt and the other from UK. One person admitted to Beleghata ID Hospital five days ago and the other was admitted four days ago.
Entry of vehicles in Delhi is restricted following complete lockdown in the city; Visuals from Delhi-Ghaziabad border pic.twitter.com/GB7ktPbwcI
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan holds a meeting with officials of the National Centre for Disease Control in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/gOn6rIeMaz
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
For other employees, 'Work from home' be resorted to in an organised manner. Departmental Heads/General Managers may draw up a roster of employees who are required to render essential emergency services within each dept till 31.03 to reduce attendance in office to the basic required numbers to meet the operational requirements.
Dehradun: Uttarakhand government has imposed lockdown till March 31 due to Coronavirus; CO City Dehradun says, "A 3 hour relaxation was given today during the lockdown. The situation is under control." #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/x0ofZbZ8B5
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Maharashtra: Rush of transport vehicles and locals at Pune's Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) market
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
amid statewide curfew imposed by the state government. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/6uNhBSJiif
Soon after getting information about the deceased's travel history, at least 15 of his relatives staying in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh were identified on Monday and advised to stay in home isolation, an official said. The deceased visited Bilaspur last month and had met all these relatives. Their samples are being taken for testing and they are under observation, the official said. The 57-year-old COVID-19 patient, who was a resident of Dumdum in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, died at a private hospital there on Monday.
#WATCH Delhi Police makes use of drone near Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) protest site to monitor the situation in the area, amid complete lockdown in Delhi. Police cleared the protest site earlier today, in wake of #COVID19. https://t.co/e8lGvWX3pR pic.twitter.com/26RUh5PCxa
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
In a letter to the chief secretaries of all states and union territories on March 23, the ministry said robust and essential information dissemination networks like TV channels, news agencies "are of utmost importance to ensure timely and authentic information dissemination".
Tamil Nadu: Out of the 113 passengers who were brought back on board Air Asia flight that landed in Chennai last night, 9 symptomatic passengers were referred to hospital, while the remaining 104 were taken to Air Force quarantine facility in Tambaram yesterday. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/lqejFrUC5S
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Doctors of MGM Hospital in Telangana's Warangal were forced out onto the streets by their landlords. The latter called the doctors ‘dirty’ and do not want them as tenants fearing the spread of Coronavirus in the locality. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Karnataka: A group of Kashmiri students held protest at Bengaluru Airport y'day after suspension of operations of domestic airlines. A student says, "We've booked tickets to Kashmir for flights scheduled on 27&28 March;now this order has been issued.What will we do now?" #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/yCHvq9zp8W
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
The trans community has taken it upon itself to create awareness among its members though social media and community WhatsApp groups. “We share health department advisories on our WhatsApp groups to avoid close contact,” said Madhumitha, a social worker. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
#Gujarat's Vadodara placed under complete lockdown as the state has reported 30 positive cases of Coronavirus; Lockdown to continue till March 31 pic.twitter.com/g2OXY7AiYR
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
The crew comprises of natives of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra among others. The two-minute-plus video shows all of them wearing masks. The commentary rendered by one of the crew members states that the video was shot inside the hotel. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Karnataka government has imposed lockdown in the entire state to control the spread of #COVID19; Visuals from Hubli pic.twitter.com/xXFfndtYfX
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
The taxman has to finish a number of tax assessments, time barring cases and payments under the recently-launched 'Vivad Se Vishwas scheme' of tax disputes settlement with the ending of the 2019-20 financial year on March 31 but the three associations of the department have expressed their inability in completing these tasks owing to "complete lockdown" in many states and the government directive to practise social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
West Bengal: Shops selling essential commodities remain open, amid lockdown imposed by the state government to control the spread of #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/V6vscYvN3v
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Nasscom, in an advisory to member companies, cautioned that "essential services notification cannot be interpreted to be used for projects that had to be completed in the near term and contracts carrying penalties, etc." (READ FULL STORY HERE)
#WATCH People in large numbers at a wholesale market in Moradabad, even as the district has been placed under lockdown due to rising cases of #Coronavirus in the country. pic.twitter.com/zWfpS0VQOm
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 24, 2020
Maharashtra: People come out for morning walk in Nagpur, even after Maharashtra government has announced a statewide curfew, in wake of #CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/8TbMBLcdH0
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Kerala: Quiet streets in Thiruvananthapuram amid lockdown in the city in wake of #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/TuktuYZJev
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Punjab: People come out of their homes to buy essential goods in Amritsar, amid lockdown in the state. A buyer at a milk shop says,"Govt has taken the right step to control the spread of #COVID19. But govt must specify the time when shops selling essential goods will remain open" pic.twitter.com/4Um4jPG98c
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
People at a vegetable market in Prayagraj, amid lockdown in the city due to rising cases of #Coronavirus in the country. pic.twitter.com/dUcRNFjho7
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 24, 2020
Pune Divisional Commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar said the four hail from Islampur in Sangli district and belong to one family. The four people, two of them women, had recently travelled to Saudi Arabia, he said. They are among the eight new Covid-19 cases reported in Maharashtra on Monday.
Delhi: Delhi: Heavy security deployment in Jafrabad, amid complete lockdown in the national capital, in the light of #COVID19 pandemic pic.twitter.com/ohEU3AFinI
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Gujarat: People restrict their movement on roads as the entire state is under lockdown till 31st March; visuals from Ahmedabad. State borders have also been sealed. pic.twitter.com/G369ckaH4h
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
The BMC has directed to the fire brigade to sanitise its headquarters, ward offices and civic-run hospitals, using sodium hypocloric solution. According to fire brigade officials, they are going to use 'quick response vehicles', for sanitising the establishments. Currently, Maharashtra has 97 COVID-19 cases, a majority of them from Mumbai.
Delhi: Delhi Police clears the protest site in Shaheen Bagh area, amid complete lockdown in the national capital, in wake of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/4IYvGCqyFL
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Lauding India for its role in eliminating two 'silent killers' -- small pox and polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) has backed the country to take aggressive action against the global pandemic coronavirus or COVID-19 that has claimed over 16,000 lives across the world so far.
Coronavirus vaccines are expected to be available by 2021-2022 season when the novel disease can reemerge, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx told reporters.
"We know we will have vaccines most likely by the 2021-22 season and we are going to hopefully have therapeutics in the fall of the next season," Birx said at a daily White House briefing on Monday.
Senior US diplomat Alice Wells on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated 'Janata curfew' meant to express gratitude towards people who are providing essential and emergency services even risking their own safety in the face of coronavirus outbreak in the country.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many Indian-Americans with visiting family members and visitors can get some relief to extend all legal Non-Immigrant Visas, including tourist or business visas (B1/B2 visas), that allows a short term entry into the United States.
As the country grapples with the rising menace of coronavirus, a study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that home quarantine and maintaining social distancing of symptomatic can flatten the curve of the disease outbreak. The study was done by using a simple mathematical model of infectious disease transmission.
It took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of Covid-19, but it took only 11 days for the second 100,000 cases, and just four days for the third 100,000 cases, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said.
The government earlier announced stricter measures in nine districts, including Bengaluru, where lockdown was declared on Sunday till March 31 to contain the spread of virus.
READ FULL REPORT HERE
"To win, we need to attack the virus with aggressive and targeted tactics – testing every suspected case, isolating and caring for every confirmed case, and tracing and quarantining every close contact," said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom.
A middle-aged man who worked at the jewellery shop of an existing Coronavirus positive patient was tested positive for the virus in Jabalpur on Monday.
READ FULL REPORT HERE
The IOC had said on Sunday the body would wait four more weeks before announcing its decision on the fate of the July 24-August 9 Games, amid mounting calls for them to be rescheduled.
READ FULL REPORT HERE
In a statement issued on Monday night, the Delhi health department said, as many as 2,09,567 passengers arriving from COVID-19-affected countries have been screened at Delhi airport and placed under surveillance.
READ FULL REPORT HERE
The world economy is facing "severe" economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic that could be even more costly than in 2009 and will require an unprecedented response, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said.
READ FULL REPORT HERE
"The undersigned is directed to convey the orders of central government to stop all incoming passenger traffic on all 107 Immigration Check Posts which includes all airport ICPs, all seaport ICPs, all land port ICPs, all rail port ICPs and all river port ICPs in view of the spread of COVID-19," the notification said.
Yamuna Expressway has been closed & police barricading has been done on the route. Those passing through the barricading will be allowed only if they have a valid reason for their movement. It'll also remain open for emergency services: DCP (Greater Noida) Rajesh Kr Singh (file) pic.twitter.com/TA8CbrAHA8
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 23, 2020
The list include the National Capital Region in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot in Gujarat, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar and Ludhiana in Punjab as well as Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur in Rajasthan.
#coronaupdate: 3 new #COVID19 positive cases in TN. 25 Y M Purasaivakkam, London return at #RGGH. 48 Y M Tiruppur,London return at #ESI Hosp. 54 Y M,MDU - Annanagar at #Rajaji Hosp. All 3 in isolation & treatment. @MoHFW_INDIA @CMOTamilNadu #Vijayabaskar
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) March 23, 2020
A 69-year old Tibetan passed away at Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College at Tanda in Kangra district following respiratory ailments. His samples were sent to Pune for further testing after the preliminary test showed he was coronavirus postive.
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Airborne spread of COVID-19 has not been reported so far and it is transmitted mostly through respiratory droplets and close contact, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetarpal Singh said.
"Beverage outlets will remain open, We have had some bad experiences when the government stopped the sale of liquor. It will create many social issues," CM Pinarayi Vijayan said.
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A 69-year-old Tibetan refugee, who died at a hospital in Tanda in Himachal Pradesh earlier today, has been tested positive for #coronavirus. He returned from the US on March 15: State Additional Chief Secretary (Health) RD Dhiman pic.twitter.com/BwGfUzIlO2
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
Keeping the arising situation in mind, it has been decided that only bare essential sections and offices will function at Head Quarters in Delhi on a daily basis. Work from home has already been implemented.
READ FULL REPORT HERE
Details he had given didn't match with what the officials learnt from the spot. It was found out that he had stayed at Hotel Aryas in the town for five days, against his earlier statement.
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#Coronavirus cases rise to 7 in #AndhraPradesh with one more testing positive in #Vizag. The 25-year-old returned from UK on March 17 @NewIndianXpress #coronavirus #CoronavirusIndia pic.twitter.com/G5r7XrH0xJ
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) March 23, 2020
With this increased intimacy, many pharmacies, as well as e-commerce sites, are reporting rising sales of condoms and contraceptive pills while some experts are already looking at a 'coronavirus boom' in December 2020 and an entire generation of quaranteens in 2033.
In a statement, the company said a hospital run by its CSR arm has readied India's first 100-bedded facility at one of its hospitals in Mumbai for patients who test positive for COVID-19.
The Central government on Monday issued a slew of directions on quarantining for asymptomatic and symptomatic people in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in India crosses 450, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Seven people have succumbed to the virus till now.
A man from Spain tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday taking the total count of positive patients in Uttarakhand to four. The man had travelled to Rishikesh last month and stayed in the religious town. He was kept under observation along with many other foreigners to confirm if they are infected.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said curfew will be imposed in the entire state from Monday midnight as the fight against coronavirus has reached a "turning point". The next few days would be crucial, he said, adding that crowds will not be tolerated in public places and action would be taken against those violating the government's guidelines.
The hunt for ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus infections soared and political paralysis stalled efforts for a quick aid package from Congress.
Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have topped 15,000 across the globe and more than one billion people have been asked to stay home in more than 50 countries as governments battle the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged to 2,182 after 462 people died within 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday. The death rate showed a 27-per cent increase.
Bangladesh overnight turned the country's lone liquor producing unit into a sanitiser production plant as demands for hand sanitiser and liquid soap spiked amid the global coronavirus outbreak.
Six Indians have been camping at the Dubai airport for the past five days after they were not allowed to board their connecting flight back home due to travel restrictions placed by India
The Nepal government has closed its borders with India and China for a week starting Monday, in a bid to prevent a possible outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the Himalayan nation.
A 26-year-old Pakistani doctor has become the country's first medic to die after contracting the novel coronavirus while treating the COVID-19 patients in Gilgit region.
All public and private passenger transport services including Ola, Uber, taxi & autorickshaws shall be stopped from tomorrow in Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Kalaburagi, Chikkaballapur, Mysuru, Madikeri, Dharwad, Mangaluru and Belagavi where restrictions are in place: Karnataka Government
The route map of the patient which is available with the TNIE revealed that he boarded a direct flight on March 21 at 9.50 pm from Dubai and reached KIAL on March 22 at 2.55 am. He then took an Airbus to Akash medical hospital, was checked and sent back to the airport.
The man then booked a taxi from the airport to Mysuru, took a tea break at Kengeri at 6.30 am on March 22 and reached a room on Meena Bazar road at Mandi Mohalla area in the city at 8.30 am.
With a fresh case surfacing in Pilibhit district of the Terai, the tally of coronavirus infections went up to 29 in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The woman, 45, who tested positive hailed from Harraipur village under Amariya block of Pilibhit district. She had returned to India from Saudi Arabia after performing Umra along with 37 others on March 20.
#coronavirusinindia
— Sovi Vidyadharan (@vidyadharansovi) March 23, 2020
28 people test positive for #COVID19 in the state on Monday. Lockdown in #Kerala till March 31. State borders to be sealed. Public transport to be suspended says CM @vijayanpinarayi.@xpresskerala @NewIndianXpress
#COVID19outbreak | As the number of #Coronavirus cases in India crossed 420 and almost all states across the nation went on #lockdown, streets, railway stations and airports wore a deserted look.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 23, 2020
Photos by ENS#LockdownNow #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/2MLZFCYiMQ
Nine youth from Nagaland were herded out of their office by the police after a complaint that they were infected with the virus. All of them were released more than 24 hours later but not before top police officers, including an IPS officer from Nagaland, intervened.
After the curfew in Punjab, both Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have been put under complete lockdown from Tuesday till March 31.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced this in the state assembly on Monday. This is being done as a precautionary measure and there was no cause for panic, he said.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said all districts of the state will go under lockdown from Tuesday morning.
The women protestors who had been staging a round-the-clock sit-in at the historic clock tower against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register for Citizens (NRC) have vacated the venue and suspended their dharna on Monday after a lockdown was announced in Lucknow in view of the coronavirus scare. The 66-day-old protest was suspended early on Monday morning and the protesters went back to their houses.
Given the enormity of the problem, the National Restaurants Association of India has shot off a letter to the Finance Ministry seeking an immediate financial bailout package. “While we all hope for a quick normalisation of the situation, we would like to state that the food service industry, which was already battling through tough times for the past couple of years, is now facing a challenge of mere survival,” NRAI president Anurag Katriar stated in the letter.
Given the enormity of the problem, the National Restaurants Association of India has shot off a letter to the Finance Ministry seeking an immediate financial bailout package. “While we all hope for a quick normalisation of the situation, we would like to state that the food service industry, which was already battling through tough times for the past couple of years, is now facing a challenge of mere survival,” NRAI president Anurag Katriar stated in the letter.
Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have topped 15,000 across the globe, according to an AFP tally on Monday from official figures. A total of 15,189 deaths have been recorded, the majority in Europe with 9,197 fatalities. More than one billion people have been asked to stay home in more than 50 countries and territories around the world as governments battle the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe.
I appeal to people to adhere to the norms of the lockdown in Delhi which has been imposed to contain #CoronavirusPandemic. We will tighten the restriction on public movement from tomorrow. I request people to stay home: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/wBfqPgz7oh
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
At the current speed at which COVID-19 is spreading in the country, India is at the threshold of a major medical calamity within a month, and the country must implement a 'Janata Curfew' for at least two weeks, warns a leading microbiologist. "We feel if asocial distancing' is not implemented seriously, by end-April hospitals may be full of patients and the situation could be totally unmanageable," a concerned A.M. Deshmukh, President of Microbiologists Society, India (MSI), said.
The US Department of Justice announced on Sunday that it had shut down a website claiming to sell a coronavirus vaccine, in its first act of federal enforcement against fraud in connection with the pandemic.
Former Karnataka MLA M L Ustad's daughter Ruksana Ustad, who is in quarantine, is alleged to have attended a meeting that included KPCC president D K Shivakumar two days ago. Ustad, who is a media panel member of the party, was seen sitting with others during the committee meeting. However, she left the meeting after some people raised an objection of her presence. She was then sent away from the meeting. Apparently, the BP of a party leader, who sat next to her, shot up following which he was hospitalised.
Operations of domestic scheduled commercial airlines shall cease with effect from midnight on March 24. The restrictions shall not apply to cargo flights.
#WATCH: ICMR Director-General: Hydroxychloroquine is recommended only for a healthcare worker who is treating a #COVID patient. Secondly, it's recommended only for persons staying&caring for a household positive patient. They can take that only for prophylaxis,only for prevention pic.twitter.com/jylhDHFe3b
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
A person possibly infected with Coronavirus has lost his life due to cardiac arrest today. He and his family had returned from Italy: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Monday said an additional sum of Rs.500 crore will be allocated for preventive measures against the spread of Coronavirus in the state.
Palaniswami said a sum of Rs.60 crore was earlier allocated for preventing the spread of the virus in the state and now an additional sum of Rs.500 crore has been sanctioned for the purpose.
12 private-lab chains have registered after being allowed for COVID-19 testing; they have 15,000 collection centres: ICMR
Complete lockdown in 19 states, UTs; some parts of 6 states, UTs have been kept under lockdown: Union Health Ministry joint secretary
415 confirmed cases reported so far, 23 patients discharged, 7 deaths reported - some of them also had co-morbid conditions
Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday came out with a slew of measures for airlines and airports on social distancing, which include ensuring adequate space between passengers and check-in counters and leaving one seat vacant between two passengers, among others.
#TNIEupdatesOnCovid19 @Collector_RSL Krishna Bhaskar leads the way as #TelanganaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/FNsq56rs2F
— TNIE Telangana (@XpressHyderabad) March 23, 2020
The country's third-largest private sector lender Axis Bank on Monday said it has set aside a Rs 100-crore fund to help curb the spread of coronavirus. The money will be used to support customers, employees, vendors, government agencies and the community at large, the bank said in a statement.
A total of 89 COVID-19 cases have been detected in Maharashtra including 32 in Mumbai. A 40-year-old maid is the latest COVID-19 case in the state. She was working with a family, one of whose members had tested positive. Health minister Rajesh Tope said they are identifying the people who came in contact with the maid.
It's safe to receive newspaper and other such materials even from areas which have reported cases of COVID-19. "The likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods is low and the risk of catching the virus that causes COVID-19 from a package that has been moved, travelled, and exposed to different conditions and temperature is also low”, according to WHO.
America’s Centre for Disease Control too has clarified that coronavirus had “a very low risk” of spreading on newspapers and packages due to the “poor survivability of these coronaviruses on surfaces”.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated 50,000 N95 surgical masks and various protective items to a hospital in the US. Musk has made a promise that he would donate 250,000 masks with the N95 protection level, which belong to his companies, to hospitals.
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health Hospital received a truckload of various protective items, including masks and gowns from Tesla, according to tesmanian.com.
The Lucknow police are now frantically searching for a Mumbai based entrepreneur, Ojas Desai, who was present with singer Kanika Kapoor at Hotel Taj and left the city on March 16. While the police have tracked over 260 people who interacted with the singer but Ojas Desai has remained untraceable.
Madhya Pradesh: Police make people get clicked with pamphlets reading 'I'm enemy of society; I won't stay home' if they are found violating section 144 in Mandsaur. SP Hitesh Chaudhary says, "This is part of a social experiment to make people stay home". #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/GMfzCEHJHb
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
Six Indians have been camping at the Dubai airport for the past five days after they were not allowed to board their connecting flight back home due to travel restrictions placed by India to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a media report.
Even as parts of India are witnessing a complete lockdown in the wake of growing coronavirus cases, the BCCI isn't sweating over the future of the IPL just yet. The world's most popular T20 league is suspended till April 15 and with the situation getting worse by the day, there is a strong chance of the tournament being scrapped altogether this year as there isn't any window available to host it later in the year.
On Sunday as most people stayed indoors and put their plans on the back burner, some of them decided to go ahead with theirs, albeit indoors. The janata curfew fell on a ‘muhurtham day’ and many weddings were planned.
#Covid_19india | Sanitary workers were seen disinfecting buses near CMCH bus stand in Coimbatore City on Monday.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 23, 2020
Express Video by U Rakesh Kumar#COVID19outbreak @xpresstn
For LIVE updates: https://t.co/6BBgf3wvVl pic.twitter.com/YWDDy0D7FT
The National Task Force for COVID-19 constituted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommends the use of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of COVID19 for high-risk cases.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the actor abduction trial in the state has been postponed to April 7. The Additional Special Sessions Court on Monday decided to postpone the trial procedure after consulting with the prosecutor and counsels of the accused. The court decided to issue a 'stop memo' to all the witnesses to be examined as part of the trial from March 25 to April 7.
Corona : TN CM announces State wide lock down from tomorrow 6 pm onwards: Break- Curfew imposes in TN.
— T Muruganandham (@muruga_TNIE) March 23, 2020
Section 144 to be imposed: District borders will be sealed and only vehicles carrying essential commodities will be allowed. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress
District borders will be sealed and only vehicles carrying essential commodities will be allowed
Kerala: Priest of Nithya Sahaya Matha Church in Chalakudi arrested for conducting holy mass, as it violates a restriction on large gatherings due to view of Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/EssMeiqU8w
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
We will take legal action against those who return from foreign countries and roam freely skipping self-quarantine; their passports will be seized: Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar
All the houses where home quarantine suspected people are residing, Chennai Corporation will be pasting stickers for alerting others and to ensure social distancing. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #Covid19 #coronavirusindia pic.twitter.com/VNWi2v0D3f
— Omjasvin M D (@omjasvinMD) March 23, 2020
#Lockdown: No one seems to care the advisory. If we don’t pay heed now, we have to pay a bigger price. Stay at home for a week or stay at prison should be the order. @NewIndianXpress @santwana99 @Kalyan_TNIE @khogensingh1 @MSKiranPrakash @Siba_TNIE
— GS Vasu (@gsvasu_TNIE) March 23, 2020
All the houses where home quarantine suspected people are residing, Chennai Corporation will be pasting stickers for alerting others and to ensure social distancing. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress #Covid19 #coronavirusindia pic.twitter.com/VNWi2v0D3f
— Omjasvin M D (@omjasvinMD) March 23, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with media heads through video conferencing, over #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/sVqI2nmU3z
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
Patna: People in large numbers travelling atop buses due to cancellation of passenger trains by Indian Railways and lockdown announced by the Bihar government pic.twitter.com/3ltdbhqFPR
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
The Delhi government told a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad that it was going to amend its prison rules to provide the options of special parole and furlough. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued the following guidelines on social distancing to airlines&airport operators. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/RHbo5FC3q6
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
The samples were sent for tests to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and the Regional Medical Research Centre at Dibrugarh in Assam, a senior health official informed the media. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The airline in a press release on Sunday said it was alarming that in many localities Air India crew members were facing ostracisation because they travelled abroad to evacuate Indians. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Two-wheeler major TVS Motor Company on Monday said it is suspending production at all its plants for two days in order to safeguard its employees from the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
Leader of Opposition and DMK president M K Stalin in a letter to Speaker P Dhanapal said the session was being held contravening the government's campaign of social distancing to combat the spread of coronavirus. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Odisha: Deserted Inter-State Bus Terminal & Railway Station in Bhubaneswar, as lockdown has been imposed in the city in wake of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/Qgf4r5LKAr
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
Delhi traffic police trying to stop people to enter the Delhi-Ghaziabad border at Anand vihar area during the lockdown in Delhi. #delhilockdown #COVIDー19 #COVID19outbreak
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) March 23, 2020
Express video | Biswanath Swain. pic.twitter.com/JEulS2nFw6
The Supreme Court makes preparations for hearing of matters through video conferencing for the first time, due to #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/ie3VfxNz64
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
Delhi High Court suspends the current Breath Analyzer Test of Air Traffic controllers till 27th March, in view of COVID-19.
Panaji in Goa wears a deserted look as the Goa government yesterday extended the #JanataCurfew for three more days, to curb the spread of #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/JukVzMmJa4
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
Lucknow: Area around the Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) being sanitised after women who were staging an anti-CAA protest here called of their protest temporarily earlier today. Lockdown has been imposed in the city in view of #COVID19 till 31st March. https://t.co/5NmnNVNY2H pic.twitter.com/mphZTQF1S6
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 23, 2020
Karnataka Assembly session will continue as the Parliament session is also on: CN Ashwath Narayan, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/6Kcphl2JES
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
The number of positive cases of Coronavirus has increased by 19 in last 24 hours.
Bihar: People come out to buy essential goods in Patna, after lockdown imposed in the state till 31st March. Local says, "As of now, we are not facing any problem due to lockdown. It is a good step to control the spread of #COVID19. We support the govt." pic.twitter.com/PnxkhmYr98
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
The Indian rupee slipped further by 95 paise to 76.15 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the country and heavy selling in domestic equities. (READ MORE)
Third #COVIDー19 death in Mumbai. 69 year old Philippines citizen died in Mumbai (Kasturbha hospital). He was diabetic, astama and developed acute respiratory distress. @NewIndianXpress #COVID19outbreak pic.twitter.com/Axm9tldKqp
— Sudhir Suryawanshi (@ss_suryawanshi) March 23, 2020
:There are 27 positive Coronavirus cases in Karnataka. One hospital in every district is dedicated to COVID-19 treatment. We have placed an order for 1000 ventilators," Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramalu
Kerala: People going about their daily routine in Trivandrum today, amid lockdown in the city in wake of #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/BEmN9XPI6Q
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
#update: Though tracked,some of the travellers violate Govt’s strict order to #selfquarantine,thus becoming a threat for community transmission.The list of travelers is handed over to district admin & police for tracking,if anyone violates the order, legal action will be taken
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) March 23, 2020
"Many people are still not taking the lockdown seriously. Please save yourself, save your family, follow the instructions seriously. I request state governments to ensure rules and laws are followed," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
1. Andhra Pradesh: Prakasam, Nellore, Vijayawada, Vizag.
2. Bihar: Munger, Patna.
3. Chandigarh.
4. Chattisgarh: Raipur.
5. Delhi: Central Delhi, North-East Delhi, North-West Delhi, North Delhi, South Delhi, West Delhi, East Delhi.
6. Gujarat: Rajkot, Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodra.
7. Haryana: Faridabad, Sonepat, Gurugram, Panipat, Sonepat.
8. Himachal Pradesh: Kangra.
9. Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu, Kashmir.
10. Karnataka: Kodagu, Kalaburgi, Bengaluru, Bengaluru (Rural).
11. Kerala: Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Patahanamthitta, Idukki, Kannur, Kasargod, Kottayam, Malapurram, Thrissur.
12. Ladakh: Kargil, Leh.
13. Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur.
14. Maharashtra: Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Nagpur, Pune, Ratnagiri, Thane, Yavatmal.
15. Odisha: Khurda.
16. Puducherry: Mahe.
17. Punjab: Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, SAS Nagar, SBS Nagar.
18. Rajasthan: Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Pali, Bhilwara, Jodhpur, Sikar.
19. Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Erode, Kanchipuram.
20. Telangana: Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Bhadadri-Kothagudam, Nalgonda, Medchal.
21. Uttar Pradesh: Agra, GB Nagar, Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Lucknow, Lakhimpur-Kheri.
22. Uttarakhand: Dehradun.
23. West Bengal: Kolkata.
Trading has been halted on Monday, for the second time in two weeks, for 45 minutes after Sensex plunged 10 per cent to hit the lower circuit. (READ MORE)
Tamil Nadu: Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains till March 31, in view of Coronavirus; Visuals from Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station in Chennai pic.twitter.com/19EowXgVek
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
States should take measures to ensure that the poor don't face problems in 75 districts under lockdown.Biggest challenge in front of us is how to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, said an official.
The total number of positive Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rises to 89: Maharashtra Health Department pic.twitter.com/XeETk5sTXf
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
The average human living in the 21st century is just not wired for a life in isolation. Be it an urban or a rural setting, daily life today is filled with hectic activities, travel and meeting others. Keeping to oneself and social distancing, therefore, have become difficult propositions. The condition steeply worsens for those restricted to home quarantine and isolation wards. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Haryana: People gather outside a dairy shop to buy milk in Gurugram, as lockdown has been imposed in Gurugram till March 31, in wake of #COVID19. A seller says, "Generally the milk supplying vans arrive here by 7 am, but they are late today due to lockdown." pic.twitter.com/NJrX0JTy7q
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has called a meeting of various party leaders, later today for stock-taking of the situation and duration of the House session.
West Bengal: Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains till 31st March in view of #COVID19. Visuals from Khardaha railway station. pic.twitter.com/BOPFuTDfWX
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
As per the orders, the restrictions have been imposed in Mumbai, Pune and Thane cities from Monday 5 am to March 31. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Australian Olympic officials say it is clear that the Tokyo Games could not go ahead as scheduled and told its athletes to instead prepare for the event in 2021. Canada earlier became the first country to pull out of the games: AFP
Bihar: Lockdown has been imposed in the state till 31st March in view of #Coronavirus. Visuals from Muzaffarpur's Sadar Thana area. pic.twitter.com/Cpqcni0nCN
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
The Delhi government on Sunday said the city will be in lockdown from March 23 to 31, under which no public transport, including private buses, taxis and autorickshaws will be allowed. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Mumbai:The Sit-in protest on Morland Road that was ongoing for over 50 days against CAA,NRC&NPR has been temporarily called off in the wake of #COVID19. Zonal DCP Abhinash Kumar said,"Women protesters took decision to postpone protest in view of the spread of Coronavirus".(22.03) pic.twitter.com/ffvxMexbZW
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2020
In a circular issued late Sunday evening, the top court cancelled the scheduled hearing in courts 2, 8 and 14 and said that from Wednesday only one bench of two judges will take up for hearing in only urgent matters through video conference. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Lockdown has been imposed in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh from 23-25 March in view of #COVID19. Visuals from Prayagraj's old city area. pic.twitter.com/N4Kr5UJm9h
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 23, 2020
Delhi: Number of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh has reduced significantly amid lockdown announced in the state in view of #Coronavirus till 31st March and the 'Janta Curfew' that was observed yesterday. pic.twitter.com/6fN1q2w5FK
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
#IndiaFightsCorona: Uttar Pradesh govt declares lockdown in 16 districts of state till Wednesday due to rising #COVID19.#CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/Et5x0vQZYY
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) March 23, 2020
Ernakulam District Collector S Suhas said the patients consulting doctors at the Medical College Hospital in Kalamassery should seek treatment at other government facilities in the district.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Though the government did not elaborate on the duties being assigned to Sriram, a senior health official said he would be coordinating activities against the pandemic.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Delhi: Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains till 31st March in view of #COVID19. Visuals from Anand Vihar Terminal.
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
CM Arvind Kejriwal has announced a lockdown in the state from 6 AM today till 31st March. pic.twitter.com/abpIxIBXvw
Most politicians in India, barring honourable exceptions, believe they are above the law. Since they are surrounded by security personnel from the central reserve forces, the NSG or other agencies due to a real or imaginary threat to their lives, they probably believe the men in uniform will also shield them from the coronavirus.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Till date, the shortcomings in public healthcare were not a news of great interest to the privileged, for only the poor were affected. The acute shortage of infrastructure and lack of hygiene in government hospitals are rarely discussed beyond newspaper columns.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
A 43-year-old man who arrived from Dubai tested positive and is undergoing treatment at Government Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital.
More than 100 #Coronavirus deaths in the United States in 24 hours, reports AFP news agency quoting Johns Hopkins tracker
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2020
