Coronavirus: Tsunami of economic devastation will hit India, says Rahul Gandhi

The Congress leader accused the government of being unprepared to face the threat.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 04:27 pm

Coronavirus: Union minister V Muraleedharan goes on self-quarantine, but tests negative

Reports said the minister had come in contact with a doctor who has since tested positive, but this was denied by the institute that the minister had visited.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 03:47 pm

Coronavirus: Ernakulam collector orders private health workers to be involved in containing spread

This is the first district in India where the private health sector has been involved by a government order.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 03:24 pm

Coronavirus: UP to hold Ram Navami mela in Ayodhya despite advisories against large gatherings

This will be the first Ram Navami to be celebrated in Ayodhya since the Supreme Court in November paved way for the construction of a temple there.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 02:14 pm

Coronavirus: India reports third death as 64-year-old dies in Mumbai

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner said the patient was also suffering from other ailments.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 11:50 am

Coronavirus: ‘Test, test, test every suspected case,’ says WHO; India maintains it is not rational

Given the size of the country, random sampling is a better approach than expanding testing, said an ICMR scientist.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 11:22 am

COVID-19: India now bans passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia

The travel advisory said no flights shall take off from these countries to India after 3 pm today.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 11:18 am

Coronavirus: Maharashtra government begins stamping people in home quarantine

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray urged citizens to show greater self discipline for the next 15 days as the state has the most COVID-19 cases so far.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 09:57 am

Coronavirus: 49 more facilities to begin testing as cases in India go up to 137

The toll in India on Tuesday rose to three as a patient died in Maharashtra.

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· Mar 17, 2020 · 08:35 am

Coronavirus: Sikkim, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh ban entry of domestic tourists

The chief ministers of all three states said that this was an attempt to prevent the outbreak of the virus.

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· Mar 16, 2020 · 10:41 pm

COVID-19: India to stop entry of everyone coming from EU, Turkey and UK from March 18

Passengers from or transiting through the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait will face a 14-day quarantine.

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· Mar 16, 2020 · 08:19 pm

COVID-19: India’s count rises to 114 cases as all states tighten restrictions to tackle crisis

The Nagaland government ordered a ban on all tourists. It is the first state in India to take such a step.

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· Mar 16, 2020 · 06:58 pm