One more person has been tested positive for the novel-coronavirus in Pune. Maharashtra's total COVID19 count now stands at 17.
Pune reports another +Ve Coronavirus case; Maharashtra's COVID-19 positive count jumps to 17. 311 people have been kept under medical supervision. Pune's Departmental Commissioner Dr Deepak Mhaisekar confirmed this to the media.
Many Indian states are taking various measures to fight Coronavirus outbreak. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh have decided to keep schools and colleges shut. In Uttar Pradesh schools and colleges will be shut till 22 March.
In Delhi, cinema halls are going to be closed in addition to schools and colleges.
As the number of cases of the deadly novel is rising exponentially, Air India on Friday announced that it has cancelled all flights to Italy, France, Germany, Spain, South Korea, and Sri Lanka till April 30.
The government on Thursday asked people not to panic, saying no community transmission of the virus has been observed and there has only been a few cases of local transmission so far.
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