COVID-19: New cases emerge in India, globally

9 Mar 2020

COVID-19: New cases emerge in India, globally

COVID-19: New cases emerge in India, globallyThe number of COVID-19 cases globally has crossed 108,000 and the disease has killed more than 3800 people.

Most of northern Italy, with 16 million people, is under lockdown.
 	Countries are evacuating their citizens from North Korea due to fears that the country may not be able to contain the virus if it happens.
 	South Korea has confirmed 7,478 cases, the highest outside of mainland China.
 	After the Japanese ship Diamond Princess, another cruise ship has reported COVID-19 cases - the Grand Princess. It is currently stationed on the coast near California, US.

What is the situation in India?

Currently, 43 cases have been confirmed in India.
 	Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says the health ministry is sending guidelines and instructions to states in all the languages on ways to contain the virus.
 	In Bengaluru, a school has been suspended until further notice after a parent tested positive. All government pre-primary classes are also temporarily closed.
 	The government has ordered all telecom firms to make a 30-second audio clip on the virus as a caller tune of mobile phone users to create awareness among masses.
 	Air India Express has said passengers can reschedule their tickets free of cost for all bookings made between 12-31 March.
 	Qatar has temporarily banned the entry of people coming from India and 13 other countries while Qatar Airways has stopped flights from India.

The government has created a comic for kids to know more about this coronavirus and its preventions. You can read it here.

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