New Delhi / Team Digital. The risk of coronavirus is increasing rapidly in the country. The number of people infected with this deadly virus has increased to 148 after 10 new cases of corona virus infection have been reported in different parts of the country. The Health Ministry said that three people and 25 foreign nationals, including those who lost their lives in Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra are also involved in these cases. The ministry said that more than 5,700 people exposed to infected people are being closely monitored. <! -
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So far, 10 cases of infection have been reported in Delhi including a foreigner while in Uttar Pradesh 16 cases have been registered including a foreigner. Maharashtra has reported 41 cases, including three foreigners, while Kerala has recorded 27 cases, including two foreign nationals. There are 11 corona virus patients in Karnataka. In Ladakh, the number of infections has increased to eight and in Jammu and Kashmir its number has increased to three. There have been five cases in Telangana including two foreigners.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Total number of confirmed # COVID19 cases in India rises to 147 - comprising 122 Indian nationals and 25 foreign nationals (as on 18.03.2020 at 09:00 AM) pic.twitter.com/Lzw64idp5F
- ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2020
Four people, including two foreigners, are infected with the corona virus in Rajasthan. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Punjab have reported one case each. 16 people including 14 foreigners are infected in Haryana. According to the ministry data, 14 people have been discharged from the hospital so far. These patients include three patients from Kerala who were discharged from the hospital last month.
Three people have died due to this virus. Recently, a 64-year-old woman from Mumbai died on Tuesday. She returned from Dubai. Earlier, a 76-year-old man from Kalburgi was killed last Tuesday, who returned from Saudi Arabia. A woman died on Friday night at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. According to an additional travel advisory, the government has banned entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippine and Malaysia to India with immediate effect.
This directive has been implemented temporarily and will remain in force till 31 March. This will be reviewed later. The government has banned the entry of travelers from EU countries, Turkey and Britain, between 18 March and 31 March, amid growing cases of corona virus.
Union Minister Muralitharan had quarantined himself after seeing the symptoms of corona, later on investigation he was found to be negatil. At the same time, the first soldier in the Indian Army was found corona infected.
Sources have revealed that the first positive case of corona virus has been confirmed by Indian Army personnel (from Ladakh Scouts). Jawan's father has a connection with Iran. The jawan is being treated while his family including sister and wife are kept under observation. At the same time, Jawan's father has also been found to be corona infected.
Army sources: First positive case of # COVID19 confirmed of an Indian Army jawan (from Ladakh Scouts). Jawan & dhapos; s father has travel history to Iran. Jawan is being treated while his family including sister & wife have been put in quarantine. Jawan & dhapos; s father has also tested positive.
- ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2020
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has blocked the entry of foreign tourists into the entire Union Territory (UT) in view of the outbreak of the corono virus worldwide. District Magistrate / Development Commissioner of Srinagar Shaheed Chaudhary said that entry of all foreign tourists into Kashmir has been banned as a precaution.
#UPDATE Government of Jammu & Kashmir: Entry of foreign tourists to the entire Union Territory (UT) has been banned as a precautionary measure in view of the #coronavirus outbreak around the world. https://t.co/mO0sY94q9h
- ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2020
Udhampur District Magistrate of Jammu and Kashmir Piyush Singla informed that from March 18, public transport including buses, mini buses, tempo etc. will be suspended across the district.
Piyush Singla, Udhampur (J&K) District Magistrate: Public transport including buses, mini buses, tempos etc shall be suspended across the district from 18th March. # COVID19
- ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2020
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has issued a guideline to inform individuals affected by the corona virus by private institutions.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India issues guidelines for notifying # COVID19 affected persons by private institutions. pic.twitter.com/pMcozHWwJY
- ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2020
