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News Health Coronavirus updates March 20: Ministry of Health approves two more COVID-19 testing centers for Tamil Nadu

Coronavirus updates March 20: Ministry of Health approves two more COVID-19 testing centers for Tamil Nadu

In India, the total coronavirus virus cases have risen up to 223 with 4 deaths.

Bizarre myths to no new domestic cases in China, latest health news Bizarre myths to no new domestic cases in China, latest health news
India TV Lifestyle Desk New DelhiMarch 20, 2020 23:40 IST

Coronavirus or COVID-19 has been spreading rapidly around the world. When on one side China reports no new domestic cases for coronavirus on the straight second day, the death toll in Italy due to the disease doubled within 24 hours. In an attempt to keep the virus from spreading, people all over have gone into self-quarantine.  The number of cases has reached 2.4 lakh people around the world and caused 10,000 deaths globally. In India, the total coronavirus virus cases have risen up to 223 with 4 deaths.

 

Live updates : Coronavirus Health Updates March 20

  • March 20, 2020 10:18 PM (IST) Posted by Shalu Singh

    Two more testing centers for Tamil Nadu

  • March 20, 2020 10:13 PM (IST) Posted by Shalu Singh

    Are hand-sanitisers the only solution to protect oneself from COVID-19? Health Ministry answers

  • March 20, 2020 10:12 PM (IST) Posted by Shalu Singh

    Everyone need not wear a mask, says Ministry of Health

  • March 20, 2020 11:36 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Second Confirmed case in Bengal

    A resident of south Kolkata's posh Ballygunge area, with UK travel history, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection, taking the number of confirmed cases in West Bengal to two. The youth, who is in his early 20s, landed here from the UK last Friday, and got admitted to the state's primary referral hospital for infectious diseases ID Hospital, Beliaghata, with cough, fever and sore throat that are the symptoms of the deadly viral disease.

  • March 20, 2020 10:51 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    BIzarre Myths about Coronavirus

    Fiction: - Regularly rinsing your nose with saline can prevent infection with COVID-19.

    Fact: - No. There is no evidence that regularly rinsing the nose with saline has protected people. There is some weak evidence that regularly rinsing the nose with saline can help some people recover more quickly from the common cold, but it does not prevent respiratory infections

  • March 20, 2020 10:49 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    No New Coronavirus Cases in China

    China on Friday reported no new local cases of the deadly coronavirus for a second straight day. The country's drop in cases offers a ray of hope for the rest of the world as a slew of other nations go into lockdown in an effort to stop it from spreading.

  • March 20, 2020 10:47 AM (IST) Posted by Parina Taneja

    Coronavirus cases in India

    The total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in India now stands at 195 (including 32 foreigners), 4 deaths (1 each) in Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare