05 Mar, 00:13 (IST)

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: Full medical check-up points set up at Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) at Petrapole and Agartala.

05 Mar, 00:04 (IST)

Kolkata: Local leaders of the West Bengal unit of BJP distributed masks among people, with 'Save from Coronavirus infection Modi ji' printed on them, in the city earlier today.

04 Mar, 23:16 (IST)

Army Sources: Medical sample of the Indian Army Major who returned recently from Iran has been tested negative for COVID19. The officer is currently in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.

04 Mar, 22:32 (IST)

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India issues advisory for schools in view of CoronaVirus.

04 Mar, 22:08 (IST)

USA: Mike Bloomberg withdraws from Presidential race, endorses Joe Biden.

04 Mar, 22:07 (IST)

German Airline Lufthansa to ground 150 aircraft due to the coronavirus, says Reuters

04 Mar, 21:11 (IST)

Delhi Police: 531 cases have been registered so far, including 47 cases under the Arms Act. 1,647 people have also been either arrested or detained.

04 Mar, 21:00 (IST)

Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday the Lok Sabha that Jammu and Kashmir government had received 44 Expressions of Interest for investment amounting to Rs 13,120 crores have been received from August 5, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Adding more, the minister said that all the proposals are under scrutiny by respective departments.Here's the ANI tweet:

04 Mar, 19:00 (IST)

Italy is closing all schools and universities from Thursday until mid-March to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Ansa and other Italian news agencies cited government sources as saying.

04 Mar, 18:43 (IST)

Meghalaya Police: Curfew in Shillong to continue till 6 am tomorrow. Curfew in Sohra and Shella areas till 8 am tomorrow. Situation in state is normal.

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Mumbai, March 4: The scare around coronavirus has grown manifold as the deadly virus has spread its tentacles in India. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) sprayed disinfectant in the area in Hyderabad city, where the person who was tested positive for coronavirus resided. This was done as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the area.

On the other hand, the Italian national, who landed in Jaipur on February 29, was confirmed to be suffering from the deadly virus after his samples were sent for testing for the third time. In the initial testing, he was found safe, but in the second testing, his sample was found to be positive for novel coronavirus.

The death toll due to coronavirus stands at 27, including 9 deaths, in Washington state.  The World Bank Group is providing up to $12 billion in immediate support for countries coping with the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. This package will include emergency financing, policy advice, and technical assistance.

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday had an extensive review regarding the preparedness on how to tackle COVID-19 which has been a major reason for scare and panic among people in the nation. In a tweet, he assured that different ministries and states are working together, from screening people arriving in India to providing prompt medical attention and therefore there is no reason to panic.

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