Coronavirus In India
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Coronavirus Breaking News March 21, 2019 | As it happened
India | Mar 21, 2020, 11:33 PM ISTCoronavirus Pandemic: India coronavirus positive cases have surged to 236 after the nation witnessed the highest single-day rise in the confirmed cases while 5 people have died due to deadly disease. Meanwhile, globally over 2.5 lakh people have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 10,000 have died. Track all the updates on coronavirus here.
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Janhvi Kapoor spends self-isolation period by painting and goofing around with sister Khushi. Watch
Celebrities | Mar 21, 2020, 06:56 AM ISTWhile Janhvi Kapoor spent her self-quarantine period painting, her sister Khushi enjoyed watching her having a bowl of noodles.
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Four Maharashtra cities including Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur in lockdown due to COVID-19
India | Mar 20, 2020, 03:00 PM ISTMaharashtra government has announced lockdown in four major cities including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Pimpri Chinchwad due to COVID-19 outbreak till March 31. Maharashtra currently has 52 COVID-19 confirmed cases, maximum in India, while the national toll is at 195.
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Railways take COVID-19 precautions, installs lifts without buttons in Jaipur Headquarters
India | Mar 20, 2020, 11:26 AM IST"Taking novel measures to ensure hygiene and prevent the spread of COVID-19, Railways installs unique mechanism to operate lifts without touching buttons at the North Western Railway Headquarters in Jaipur," Piyush Goyal wrote.
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Andhra reports 3rd COVID 19 case after Saudi-returned tests positive in Vizag
India | Mar 20, 2020, 01:05 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh on Friday reported its third confirmed coronavirus case after a person tested positive in Visakhapatnam. As per the officials, the person who has tested COVID 19 positive in Vizag has returned from Saudi.
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Mumbai AC local train service to remain suspended from Friday amid COVID 19 spread
India | Mar 19, 2020, 04:20 PM ISTMumbai's AC local train services will remain suspended from Friday (tomorrow) as the state gears up to contain the spread of COVID 19 which has infected at least 47 people in Maharashtra alone while all India toll has surged to 169. Maharashtra is also the state which has reported one of the three coronavirus deaths in the country after a 64-year-old man died on Tuesday.
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Chhattisgarh suspends inter-state bus service due to coronavirus spread
India | Mar 19, 2020, 03:43 PM ISTChhattisgarh government has suspended inter-state bus service in order to combat the coronavirus outbreak that has infected over 2 lakh people and killed over 9,000 globally.
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50 per cent Central govt employees ordered work from home amid COVID-19 pandemic
India | Mar 19, 2020, 04:06 PM ISTThe Central government has ordered work from home for 50 percent of its employees as India battles to beat the spread of coronavirus. The deadly virus has infected over 2 lakh people across the globe and caused almost 9,000 deaths so far. India is in Stage-2 of coronavirus pandemic.
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Delhi's Sundar Nagar market shut till Mar 31 due to coronavirus spread
India | Mar 19, 2020, 02:09 PM ISTDelhi's upscale Sunder Nagar market in South Delhi has been closed till March 31 in view of the coronavirus spread, traders' body informed on Thursday. Sunder Nagar has become the first market to shut down in the capital due to the disease which has left a person dead and sickened 10 people.
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Noida to set up two new isolation wards amid coronavirus spread
India | Mar 19, 2020, 02:15 PM ISTAs coronavirus continues to spread in the country, two isolation centres will be set up in Noida to treat COVID-19 patients if the situation worsens in the coming days. The two new isolation wards will be set up at Asian Institute of Medical Science in Sector 40 and Mitra Hospital in Sector 35 in Noida.
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ICSE, CBSE postpone class 10, 12 exams due to COVID 19 spread, revised dates to be announced later
India | Mar 19, 2020, 12:17 PM ISTICSE board has postponed class 10, 12 examinations due to coronavirus spread in the country as confirmed cases continue to rise. The revised dates for the exams will be announced later, say officials.
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Coronavirus cases in India surpass 150; Maharashtra emerges as epicenter
India | Mar 18, 2020, 06:36 PM ISTThe number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 151 on Wednesday after four more were reported from various parts of the country, according to the Health Ministry.
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Coronavirus: Delhi employee association urges Kejriwal to shut all govt offices for 7 days
India | Mar 18, 2020, 05:56 PM ISTUmesh Batra, general secretary of the Delhi government Welfare Association, said around 2.5 lakh people are employed with the Delhi government and most of them are engaged in public dealings. In its memorandum, the association said, "The precaution taken by the Maharashtra government should be adopted by the Delhi government by closing all its offices for seven days."
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4 Garib Rath passengers, with home quarantine stamps, deboarded in Palghar
India | Mar 18, 2020, 04:57 PM ISTFour passengers, all belonging to the same family, were de-boarded from a Surat-bound train at Palghar station in Maharashtra after they were found with ‘quarantine seal’.
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Haunted Qutub, Lotus Temple with near-zero footfalls
India | Mar 18, 2020, 02:48 PM ISTGovernment's aggressive social distancing pitch coupled with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) shutting all its protected sites from Tuesday has left Delhi's two iconic structures the Qutub Minor and Lotus Temple desolate, giving an eerie feeling.
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50 lakh restaurants urged to shut shop amid COVID-19 pandemic
Business | Mar 18, 2020, 01:32 PM ISTIn a statement, the restaurant body has said that although the decision entails major financial impact, but temporarily shutting down operation would be in the larger interest of its members, their employees and the customers.
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Coronavirus: All UP govt school students of classes 1 to 8 to get promoted without exams
India | Mar 18, 2020, 12:11 PM ISTStudents of classes one to eight of all government primary schools in Uttar Pradesh will get promoted without having to appear in examinations in view of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Wednesday. Examinations in primary schools were scheduled between March 23 and 28.
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BJP not to hold protest for 1 month in view of coronavirus outbreak: Nadda
India | Mar 18, 2020, 12:12 PM ISTThe BJP president's statement came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a parliamentary party meeting of the BJP asked MPs to spread awareness among the people in small groups about coronavirus and suggested that they should refrain from launching any mass agitation till April 15.
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Coronavirus March 18 updates: Vulnerable blood groups to Covid testing hospitals list, health news
Health | Mar 20, 2020, 10:44 AM ISTThe novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by WHO. Originated in China's Wuhan city, the disease has caused over 7000 deaths and affected over 1,75,530 people in 145 countries.
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Coronavirus scare: Arunachal Pradesh stops issuing Inner Line Permits
India | Mar 17, 2020, 06:56 PM ISTThe Arunachal Pradesh government on Tuesday stopped issuing temporary and provisional Inner Line Permit (ILP) as part of its measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus till further orders.