As the coronavirus pandemic continues to raise panic across the world, one woman from Ulhasnagar, on the outskirts of Mumbai tested positive. She had earlier visited a satsangΒ
Two people have tested negative in Ghaziabad
Meanwhile, the Central Railway in Mumbai is screening all its staff before they enter the office premises
Four more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Lucknow, taking the total number of cases in the city to 9
Number of Coronavirus positive patients in Maharashtra surged to 52, further details awaited from public health department
Second confirmed case of COVID-19 in West Bengal confirmed after 22-year-old traveled from UK on March 13 with 2 friends, now in Chandigarh and Raipur who have tested positive too. Was in home quarantine after his return
One Italian tourist, who was in Jaipur and getting treated for COVID-19 died in hospital. He had a kidney infection as well.
Person from Rajkot who tested positive for coronavirusΒ had landed at Mumbai Airport, travelled Jamnagar by train
Delhi govt advises all private sector offices to allow employees to work from home till March 31
All 5 people who tested positive for coronavirus in Gujarat are now stable
Number of cases in India rises to 206
SC stays Kerala HC order allowing banks, financial institutions, IT dept and GST authorities to defer recovery proceedings or coercive measures till April 6
Maharashtra govt to bear treatment expenses for critical coronavirus patients under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana
CM Uddhav Thackeray to address the State at 12:30 pm
Italian tourist who had been 'cured' of coronavirus dies due to cardiac arrest in Rajasthan
Latest coronavirus update in India: Second person tests positive in Kolkata
Bar, cafe, lounges, hair saloon and parlours of Lucknow shut till 31 Mar
Number of cases rise to 52 in Maharashtra
Workplaces asked to stay shut till March end; essential services to continue operations
All Delhi malls to be closed in view of COVID-19 threat, exception for grocery, pharmacy and vegetable stores in them: CM Kejriwal
West Bengal opens stateΒ emergency relief fund
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that those who wanted to help with the same. Such people, she added whould get special leave as an incentive.
"We have a meeting with the PM at 4 pm I will tell him everything. Even now flights are coming in from Qatar, Singapore, Bangkok and Dhaka -- how much can we control?" she asked.
"We have only two labs , Bengal is a special state as it shared border with 3 foreign countries. This disease is coming through human body, the two in Bengal are all from UK , then stop the flights immediately, why wait till 22nd March?" she wondered.
She also appealed to the centre to send kits immediately.
Public will decide whether they will follow Janta curfew, the CM said.
We have decided to give Rs 2 kg rice for free till September to 7 crore 85 lakh people in the state: Mamata Banerjee
While key offices in the West Bengal government will continue to work, others will work with 50% of the staff each week
"I request private companies to reduce work force by 50 percent, work from home will be better," the Chief Minister added.
Examinations of Classes 1 to 8 cancelled in Maharashtra
Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said that the students would be promoted without exams.
Operation of AN-32 (Kargil Courier Service), IL-76/C-17 and Pawan Hans Heli Services in Ladakh suspended till 15th April for civilian passenger movement
206 positive coronavirus cases so far in India; over 6,700 contacts being monitored; 4 deaths, all above 64 years of age: Health Ministry
UPSC defers Personality Tests (Interviews) of Civil Services (Main) Exam 2019 candidates
Election to Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam on April 4 deferred due to coronavirus pandemic: State election commissioner
Centre extends visas of foreigners in India till April 15
The Centre has decided to extend till April 15 the regular visa and e-visa of those foreigners who are currently in India and unable to leave the country due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
- PTI