8.55 am: The World Health Organization on Monday said that India had tremendous capacity and had, in the past, helped the world in elimina...
8.55 am: The World Health Organization on Monday said that India had tremendous capacity and had, in the past, helped the world in eliminating smallpox and polio. Michael Ryan, the executive director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme, urged India to be aggressive in its efforts to combat the virus.
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Coronavirus: India must continue aggressive action, has tremendous capacity, says WHO
8.50 am: Here is a state-wise breakdown of the cases:
- Andhra Pradesh: 7 cases
- Bihar: 2
- Chhattisgarh: 1
- Delhi: 31
- Gujarat: 29
- Haryana: 26
- Himachal Pradesh: 3
- Karnataka: 37
- Kerala: 95
- Madhya Pradesh: 7
- Maharashtra: 87
- Odisha: 2
- Puducherry: 1
- Punjab: 21
- Rajasthan: 33
- Tamil Nadu: 12
- Telangana: 32
- Chandigarh: 6
- Jammu and Kashmir: 4
- Ladakh: 13
- Uttar Pradesh: 33
- Uttarakhand: 3
- West Bengal: 7
8.45 am: The number of cases in India rise to 492, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Of these, 446 cases are active cases, and 36 people have been discharged. Nine people have died.
8.30 am: The Nepal government announces lockdown till March 31.
Nepal: Deserted roads in Bharatpur, after Nepal government announced a nationwide lockdown from 6 AM today till 31st March, in the wake of #CoronavirusPandemic. pic.twitter.com/PRm4cCtWql
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
8.25 am: Jayaprakash Muliyil, one of India’s foremost epidemiologists, with decades of experience in the study of infectious diseases, says the stage of community transmission, when the source of infection for a large number of patients cannot be traced to a confirmed case, has already set in the country, even though the government is reluctant to admit it. He estimates...
