9.05 am: West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh downplays the virus outbreak. “The entire world is scared of the coronavirus and millions a...

9.05 am: West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh downplays the virus outbreak. “The entire world is scared of the coronavirus and millions are staying at home,” Ghosh said on Tuesday, PTI reports. “Those who have conquered the whole world, reached the moon... they are scared of coming out of their homes. And look what is happening here... Thousands of people have come out to offer puja. They are drinking water and using the same hands to have the prasad... Nothing will happen, they have the blessings of the almighty.”
“A few people have been infected [by novel coronavirus], but there are more number of deaths in the country because of malaria and dengue. We are not scared,” the BJP MP from Midnapore added.
8.15 am: Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has received information that several Indians are stranded in airports in Italy, as they are unable to board flights to India without the “negative” certificates after being tested for COVID 19, reports ANI.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Narendra Modi saying, we are receiving information that many Indians are stranded in airports in Italy as they are not able to board flights to India without...