Covid-19 Highlights: France reports 108 new coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the nation on coronavirus outbreak, where he urged India to follow janata curfew on March 22 from 7am-9pm.
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New Zealand closed its borders to all foreigners from midnight on Thursday
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Kodagu man tests positive, Karnataka numbers rise to 17
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2 officers at Kolkata airport sent to home quarantine
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ICMR tested 826 samples so far
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Update: Active coronavirus cases in India go up to 148
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ICSE board postpones class 10, 12 examinations due to coronavirus threat, say officials
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2 new isolation wards to be set up in Noida
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Karnataka starts stamping intl passengers at airport
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First virus death in Sub-Saharan Africa as WHO warns 'prepare for worst'
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Maharashtra coronvirus cases rise to 47
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ISKCON temples in Noida closed till Mar 31
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Australian airline Qantas to cut all international flights
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India coronavirus cases rise to 169
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Asian shares resume decline after latest Wall St tumble
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50 intl and 34 domestic flights cancelled at Chennai airport
The number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 173 on Thursday. The pandemic, described as an "unprecedented threat" by the WHO director general Tedros Adhanom, has now affected over 2,00,000 people around the world and caused 8,000 deaths globally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Thursday at 8 PM during which he talked about issues relating to COVID-19 and the efforts to combat it.
In the 30-minutes television address, the Prime Minister started by highlighting the gravity of the situation - that coronavirus disease Covid-19 has affected more people than the two World Wars.
Here are the live updates on coronavirus:
New Zealand closed its borders to all foreigners from midnight on Thursday
New Zealand closed its borders to all foreigners from midnight on Thursday, as it stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a press conference that citizens and permanent residents can still return, but their options are running out as many commercial airlines are cancelling flights.
"We will no tolerate risk at our borders," Ardern said at a news conference, adding that borders will remain open for freight and cargo and urged people not to panic-shop.
Kodagu man tests positive, Karnataka numbers rise to 17
One more person in Karnataka tests positive. State health minister B Sriramulu, told ANI, "One person has been tested positive for COVID19 in Kodagu today; he has travel history to Saudi Arabia. He is being treated in an isolated hospital."
The total number of positive cases has reached 15 in the state.
2 officers at Kolkata airport sent to home quarantine
Two immigration officers of Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport have been sent to 12 days home quarantine, reports ANI.
Both of them were present at the counter during the clearance of 18-yr-old youth who has been tested positive for COVID-19.
ICMR tested 826 samples so far
The ICMR has so far tested 826 samples tested to rule out community transmission of COVID-19; none of them are positive so far: ANI
Update: Active coronavirus cases in India go up to 148
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India go up to 166 which include 148 active cases, 14 who have been discharged after being cured and one migrated patient, according to the latest figures released by the Union health ministry.
Apart from this, there have been three deaths from coronavirus in the country.
ICSE board postpones class 10, 12 examinations due to coronavirus threat, say officials
2 new isolation wards to be set up in Noida
In view of the COVID-19 cases reported from Gautam Buddha Nagar, two new isolation wards will be set up at Asian Institute of Medical Science in Sector 40 and Mitra Hospital in Sector 35 in Noida, says District Magistrate Gautam Buddha Nagar : ANI
Karnataka starts stamping intl passengers at airport
Karnataka has started 'Home quarantine' stamping with indelible ink for international passengers at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. The stamp indicates last day of quarantine.
Karnataka: 'Home quarantine' stamping with indelible ink for international passengers has started at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. The stamp indicates last day of quarantine. #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/R84nnHSfPX
— ANI (@ANI) March 19, 2020
First virus death in Sub-Saharan Africa as WHO warns 'prepare for worst'
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to "prepare for the worst".
"Africa should wake up," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday, pointing out that "in other countries, we have seen how the virus actually accelerates after a certain tipping point".
Maharashtra coronvirus cases rise to 47
Two more test positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra. They are a 22-year-old woman from Mumbai with travel history to the UK and a 49-year-old woman from Ulhas Nagar with travel history to Dubai.
With these cases, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra have gone up to 47
ISKCON temples in Noida closed till Mar 31
The ISKCON Temples (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) in Noida Sector 33 has been closed for devotees from today till 31st March.
Australian airline Qantas to cut all international flights
Australia's biggest airline Qantas said it would halt all international flights and suspend 20,000 staff in response to the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, days after the island nation's other main carrier Virgin shut its overseas routes.
Qantas said all of its international flights would be suspended by late March for at least two months after the government told citizens Wednesday to forego all overseas travel in a bid to halt the spread of novel coronavirus.
India coronavirus cases rise to 169
The number of coronavirus positive cases in India have gone up to 169, the health ministry reported on Thursday: PTI
Asian shares resume decline after latest Wall St tumble
Shares in Asia failed to hold onto opening gains on Thursday, skidding further after the latest selloff on Wall Street.
Stocks fell in Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong and Seoul in early trading Thursday. Investors are in search of cash as fears of a prolonged coronavirus-induced recession take hold.
First published: Mar 19, 2020 06:39 IST