Should you know: Coronavirus cases in India

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The coronavirus is a big family of viruses (COVID-19) that causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to acute respiratory syndromes, but the present virus is a novel strain not seen before. Common symptoms of the novel coronavirus strain include respiratory symptoms such as cough, fever, and shortness of breath.

After coronavirus cases, India has put in place strict restrictions on inbound travel. The WHO(world health organization) has also declared it a pandemic after more than 200,000 confirmed corona cases and over 8,900 deaths in 114 countries worldwide.

India has confirmed three coronavirus deaths.

India has suspended “all the visas, official, except diplomatic, employment, UN/international organizations, project visas” until April 15.

Here is  the latest on coronavirus in India

As per the Union Health Ministry, there is a total of 166 confirmed coronavirus cases in India which include 141 Indians and 25 foreign nationals. Fifteen have been discharged, while three have died.

As issued on March 10, In an advisory, the govt has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel abroad in view of the fact that the coronavirus has spread to over 100 countries now.

Govt has strongly advised against traveling to China, Iran, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Japan, France, and Germany.

India has suspended e-visas issued to nationals of Germany Spain, France.

Even regular visas issued to foreign nationals who have traveled to coronavirus affected countries have been suspended

58 Indians were brought back home from coronavirus-hit Iran in a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF), On March 10.

In Kerala, at least 1,116 people are under observation and 149 in isolation wards of various hospitals and 967 under home quarantine.

In Karnataka, On March 1 Monday, a software engineer who returned from the US tested positive, becoming the first COVID-19 patient in the state.

According to health department officials, his wife and daughter too tested positive for the virus on Tuesday.

In Kerala, Classes 1 to 7 of all schools — state, CBSE and ICSE boards — will remain shut and examinations which have begun for them will be put on hold. in Kerala, schools and colleges and cinema theaters will remain closed in the state till March 31. Examinations for class 10, class 12 and vocational higher secondary will, however, continue. Final examinations of class 8 and 9 also will proceed as usual.
Temple and church programs, church festivals, which witnesses mass gatherings should be avoided, but rituals can be held in.

also read:Narendra Modi shared an awareness video about coronavirus

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