9.03 am: The Philippine Stock Exchange closes indefinitely – the first market shutdowns worldwide in response to the coronavirus. Authorit...
9.03 am: The Philippine Stock Exchange closes indefinitely – the first market shutdowns worldwide in response to the coronavirus. Authorities cites risks to the safety of traders.
8.56 am: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues guidelines on use of masks by public.
Good morning!
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) March 17, 2020
Everyone need not wear a mask.#COVID2019 #IndiaFightsCorona #SwasthaBharat pic.twitter.com/C0nfrk18WQ
8.54 am: The two news cases in Karnataka are a 20 year-old woman with travel history to the UK and a 60 year-old person who was in touch with the deceased Kalaburagi patient, according to ANI.
8.50 am: A man with suspected coronavirus, who escaped from the isolation ward of a hospital in Uttarakhand’s Roorkee, has been brought back to the facility, reports Hindustan Times.
8.49 am: Francisco Garcia, a 21-year-old Spanish football coach, dies from coronavirus, reports Hindustan Times. “From Atletico Cotada Alta we want to express our deepest condolences to the family, friends and relatives of our coach Francisco Garcia who has left us, unfortunately, unfortunately, today,” reads the club statement. Garcia was suffering from leukemia
8.47 am: Pune’s Shaniwar Wada Fort temporarily closed for public.
Maharashtra: Pune's Shaniwar Wada Fort temporarily closed for public, due to #Coronavirus. Maharashtra has a total of 39 positive cases. pic.twitter.com/ohZUtx5v1z
— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2020
8.46 am: The Taj Mahal will be closed to visitors from today, says the...
