COVID-19: Maharashtra BJP shuts down main office in Mumbai till March 22
India | March 17, 2020 16:08 ISTMaharashtra BJP on Tuesday shut down its main office at Nariman point in Mumbai in view of coronavirus till March 22.
Maharashtra BJP on Tuesday shut down its main office at Nariman point in Mumbai in view of coronavirus till March 22.
The coronavirus pandemic has hit India as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 126 on Tuesday after fresh cases were reported from several states. The cases include 22 foreign nationals and three persons who died in Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Meanwhile, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued guidelines to wear masks.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will take a crucial decision on suspending Mumbai's lifeline, the local train services, for a few days, as one of the measures of 'social distancing' to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Tuesday.
Coronavirus has so far caused three deaths in the country and infected at least 126 people.
The death toll due to coronavirus outbreak rose to 3 in India after a 64-year-old woman passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday. The fatality was reported from Mumbai's Kasturba hospital, where the woman was receiving treatment for COVID-19. Two new positive cases of novel coronavirus were reported from Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh earlier today, which took the total number of cases to 127 in India.
Amid coronavirus threat in the country as the number of confirmed cases continues to surge, the government on Tuesday banned the entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia to India with immediate effect, according to an additional travel advisory.
Maharashtra: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi to close temple for devotees from 1500 hours today till further orders amid coronavirus outbreak.
"The current situation is causing a lot of concern due to flight cancellations and travel restrictions imposed by various countries, and it is becoming difficult to sustain flight operations, thereby affecting the load factors of all airlines," the Board of Airlines Representatives in India said.
Several historical sites, prime being the world famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves, in Aurangabad in Maharashtra will be shut from Thursday till April 7 as a precautionary move in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said.
COVID-19 extended its footprint in India on Monday with the eastern state of Odisha reporting its first coronavirus patient and one new case each in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kerala, taking the total count to 114, Health Ministry officials said.
Highlighting India's efforts towards dealing with the deadly coronavirus, PM Modi on Monday took to Twitter and said many people are highlighting different aspects of how India is combating COVID-19.
Reportedly, many filmmakers have rushed to register ‘corona’ in their movie titles like Corona Pyaar Hai and Deadly Corona.
Following a queue from other states for closing down mass gathering places, Tamil Nadu has also shut down all malls, cinema halls, primary schools in wake of coronavirus pandemic till March 31.
The Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is massively affecting Kerala's tourism industry. Even the famous tourist spot of Kovalam beach, which is usually swarmed with tourists, was seen deserted on Sunday. Kerala has so far reported 22 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The global death toll for COVID-19 has surpassed the 6,000 mark while 162,651 people have been infected by the virus. Coronavirus, which originated in the wet markets of Wuhan has now spread out to the lengths and breaths of the world. While China might have seen a relative slowdown in the number of cases, other parts of the world are witnessing a major uprise.
The confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 100 in India. With the rising COVID-19 positive cases, the nation is taking all the necessary measures to tackle the global pandemic. Till now, 13 states in India have reported the novel coronavirus cases
Period between February to April is the best time of the year when tourism flourishes all over the world, however, the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has hit it badly.
Five persons tested positive for the coronavirus in Pimpri-Chinchwad near here on Saturday evening, raising the number of confirmed patients in Pune district to 15 and that in Maharashtra to 31. The total number of infected patients in India has reached 102.
One of the most popular summertime festivals of Maharashtra, Gudi Pawda, is celebrated as Maharashtra new year. According to the Marathi calender, their new year starts on the first day of Chaitra.
Five laboratories have been set up for testing of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh with the help of the Central government, two in Lucknow and one each in Aligarh, Varanasi, and Gorakhpur, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.
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