Total number of coronavirus infections reached 102 in India. Maharashtra continues to be the state with most number of coronavirus patients. The state had 31 patients as of Saturday midnight.
A 68-year-old woman died on Friday night due to the deadly coronavirus in New Delhi. Her son was already found positive for coronavirus as he was travelling to Switzerland and Italy between February 5 and February 22. Coronavirus outbreak has caused widespread infections and deaths all around the world. In India, the number of infected persons has risen to 85.
In order to prevent the spreading of infection, several states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, and Karnataka are shutting down public places like cinema halls, theatres, swimming pools among other public sites.
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Highlights
11:46 pm: 5 more found positive in Maharashtra taking number of infected to 31. Maharashtra government has issues 'The Maharashtra COVID-19 Regulations, 2020' under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 which empowers certain officers to issue order for surveillance, prevention, control and treatment of Coronavirus.
11:22 pm: UN Geneva Office shut down as staffer found positive for coronavirus
9:55 pm: Number of Coronavirus infections reaches 97.
07:06 pm: Two journalists and a cameraman of a national news channel were quarantined in North Karnataka's Kalaburagi for interviewing the coronavirus victim's son two days ago, a top official said on Saturday. "The three media persons have been quarantined in their respective homes for having interviewed on Thursday the son of the 76-year-old man who died of COVID-19 on Tuesday night," Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner B. Sharat told news agency IANS.
06:59 pm: Government has appealed citizens to stay calm as confirmed cases of coronavirus notch up to 85. Two people has thus far succumed to COVID-19.
03:17 pm: Rs 4 lakh will be paid as ex-gratia to the family of the person who will lose their life due to Coronavirus, including those involved in relief operations or associated in response activities.
03:11 pm: Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant holds high-level review meeting over preparedness in the wake of Coronavirus Pandemic
03:01 pm: Personnel of Maharashtra Crime Branch seize sub-standard sanitizers worth Rs 1 lakh from a shop in Pune. Crime Branch DCP, Pune, says, "Case registered against 3 persons. Further investigation underway. We are keeping a watch on black marketing of essential commodities".
02:54 pm: The government has decided to treat COVID19 as a notified disaster for the purpose of providing assistance under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
02:42 pm: All govt, govt aided, private educational institutions - schools, colleges, universities, madarsahs, Sishu Shiksha Kendra and Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra will remain closed from 16th to 31st March. Board examinations will be held as per schedule.
02:28 pm: Special medical help desk set up at Hubballi railway station to spread awareness on Coronavirus. As of now, no positive case of Coronavirus has been reported in Hubballi-Dharwad division.
02:12 pm: After one more positive case in Lucknow, the total number of cases in India rose to 85
11:59 am: Special isolation ward has been set up in a railway hospital at Karbighiya end of Patna junction as a precautionary measure for Coronavirus. Dr Shyamal Das says, "It is a 10-bedded ward with all necessary medical equipment. A nodal officer has been appointed&a control room set up".
11:52 am: Some pharmacies in Delhi have stopped selling N95 masks due to increasing prices amid the COVID19 pandemic. A pharmacist in Connaught Place said, "We've stopped selling N95 masks as wholesellers are selling it to us at high prices&if we ask customers for more money they fight with us".
11:47 am: Dr. Neeraj Jain, Chairperson, Dept of Chest Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said, "Coronavirus behaves similarly to influenza and H1N1 viruses. If one is infected, then, it's important to isolate oneself. People with lung-related ailments need to take extra precautions."
11:36 am: Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Nagaland: The Home Department has directed all the Deputy Commissioners to issue a notice for ensuring that people compulsorily use masks and hand sanitizers in all the public places
11:28 am: "As tourist visas have been suspended, foreign tourist footfall will decrease. Our priority is to follow the instructions of the Health Ministry and take precautions against Coronavirus," said Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel.
11:17 am: Every devotee in Shree Siddhivinayak Temple, is being provided with hand sanitizer while entering the temple premises as a preventive measure against Coronavirus. The temple floors and hand railings are being cleaned and sanitized frequently", said Aadesh Bandekar, Chairman of Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust, Mumbai.
10:58 am: Health and Family Welfare Department, Punjab has issued a statement, "335 passengers with a history of travel to COVID-19 affected countries are untraceable. A total of 6011 passengers have been traced as of March 13."
10:37 am: US House of Representatives passes a coronavirus relief package
10:25 am: An isolation ward has been set up at the jail in the wake of coronavirus. All inmates have been checked and not displayed symptoms, new inmates are being screened and will be kept in different wards for 3 days. Around 17,500 inmates are lodged at the jail currently.
10:08 am: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) postpones its Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) that was scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka in view of COVID19.
10:04 am: The number of confirmed cases in India rises to 83 in India.
09:56 am: Coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra rise to 19.
09:52 am: Embassy of India in the United States of America (USA) issues advisory for Indian students in the context of Coronavirus Pandemic.
09:47 am: US Mission India posts, in light of the global COVID19 pandemic, are cancelling immigrant and non-immigrant visa appointments from March 16, 2020, onward. Visa appointments stand cancelled.
09:35 am: Rajasthan Chief Minister's Office (CMO) announced that the schools, colleges, coaching centers, gyms, and cinema halls in the state to remain closed till 30th March, as a precautionary measure amid Coronavirus Pandemic. Board examinations that are underway will be held as per schedule.
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