7.49 am: A 23-year-old woman has tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh. She has travel history to the United Kingdom, reports ANI....
7.49 am: A 23-year-old woman has tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh. She has travel history to the United Kingdom, reports ANI.
Chandigarh: A 23-year-old woman has tested positive for #COVID-19. She has travel history to the United Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/x7w64LaiqM
— ANI (@ANI) March 19, 2020
7.41 am: The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination board exams have not been postponed, and will be conducted according to schedule, says the board’s Chief Executive and Secretary Gerry Arathoon, according to PTI.
7.40 am: Goa government to start stamping passengers’ hands after they arrive at Dabolim airport if they are advised to undergo home quarantine, reports PTI.
7.35 am: Man suspected of coronavirus commits suicide by jumping off Safdarjung Hospital building in Delhi, reports PTI, citing unidentified police officials.
7.32 am: Italy has reported 475 new deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday, reports AFP. This is the highest single-day toll of any country since the outbreak began.
7.30 am: China reports no new local infections for the first time since the virus cropped up in the country’s Hubei province’s Wuhan city, reports The New York Times.
Here is what happened on Wednesday:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he will address the nation on Thursday at 8 pm to talk about steps being taken against the coronavirus pandemic. It was announced at a review meeting that Modi chaired on Wednesday evening.
- The Ministry of Human Resource Development...
