***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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3 minutes ago, snoww said:

Kerala getting hit hard. Huge hit for their tourism based economy. 

Also they have many working in Arabian countries and even so many nurses work it UEA/Dubai people who are infected there are almost all have foreign travel history recently.

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WHO South-East Asia office says COVID-19 not airbone virus

A statement by the WHO's South-East Asia regional office said, “Airborne spread has not been reported for COVID-19.  Based on the information received so far and on our experience with other coronaviruses, COVID-19 appears to spread mostly through respiratory droplets (for instance produced when a sick person coughs) and close contact. This is why WHO recommends maintaining hand and respiratory hygiene.
 
"The Chinese authorities reported that there could be a possibility of aerosol transmission in a relatively closed environment with prolonged exposure to high concentrations of aerosols, like in ICUs and CCUs in hospitals, but more investigations and analysis of epidemiological data is needed to understand this mode of transmission of the virus."

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Telangana Police registers case against DSP for violating quaratine guidelines

The Telangana Police registered a case against a Deputy Superintendent of Police and his son who had returned from UK, for not following quarantine protocol. The DSP's son has been tested positive for COVID-19 now, ANI reported.

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Gujarat announces lockdown till 31 March

Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha said that from 12 am on Monday, the entire state will be under lockdown till 31 March. "State borders have been sealed. Action will be taken against the people who will violate the lockdown," he said.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan chief minister said that all private vehicles will be banned from Tuesday. "To save lives from coronavirus, we have taken the decision to ban all private vehicles on roads from tomorrow. Only vehicles related to essential services and those in exempted services would be allowed. State highway tolls will also be closed from midnight," he said.

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Karnataka govt orders shutdown till 1 April

In wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the entire state of Karnataka will be locked down from midnight on 23 March to 1 April, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Monday. "People are requested to strictly follow it," he added.

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COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra rise to 97, say reports

According to the latest update, there are 97 coronavirus in Maharashtra, Mumbai Mirror reported. The report also gave a break down of the rise in cases in the last 24 hours, saying that out of 23 new cases, 17 were reported in the Mumbai-MMR region, one in Pune and Satara, and four in Sangli district.

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COVID-19 deaths in India rise to 9

The health ministry on Monday said that deaths due to the novel coronavirus all over the country have risen to nine. This is after a statement by the ministry said that the total number of positive cases in India were 467.

 

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/asia/hong-kong-coronavirus-quarantine-intl-hnk/index.html

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Odisha extends lockdown to 21 districts

The Odisha government on Monday extended the statewide lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus. The lockdown was also extended to 21 districts and the railways and busstands areas. 

"Lockdown extended to full districts of  Puri, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur. Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda districts from tomorrow morning. So now the total number of districts under lockdown is 14.

"In addition to this two more major changes are railway station and bus stands are removed form the exempted category for internal transport and eateries located in them. Now railways and bus transport is completely blocked in the entire state," the advisory said.

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STATE WIDE COVID-19 STATS

 

 

(*including foreign nationals, as on 23.03.2020 at 08:15 PM)

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Indian National)	Total Confirmed cases ( Foreign National )	Cured/ Discharged/Migrated	Death
1	Andhra Pradesh	7	0	0	0
2	Bihar	2	0	0	1
3	Chhattisgarh	1	0	0	0
4	Delhi	28	1	5	1
5	Gujarat	29	0	0	1
6	Haryana	12	14	11	0
7	Himachal Pradesh	3	0	0	1
8	Karnataka	33	0	2	1
9	Kerala	60	7	3	0
10	Madhya Pradesh	6	0	0	0
11	Maharashtra	71	3	0	2
12	Odisha	2	0	0	0
13	Puducherry	1	0	0	0
14	Punjab	21	0	0	1
15	Rajasthan	26	2	3	0
16	Tamil Nadu	7	2	1	0
17	Telengana	22	10	1	0
18	Chandigarh	6	0	0	0
19	Jammu and Kashmir	4	0	0	0
20	Ladakh	13	0	0	0
21	Uttar Pradesh	30	1	9	0
22	Uttarakhand	3	0	0	0
23	West Bengal	7	0	0	1
Total number of confirmed cases in India		394 *	40 *	35	9

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Curfew imposed in Puducherry  

Puducherry chief minister V Narayanaswamy said that curfew has been imposed in the union territory with immediate effect till 31 March to contain the spread of coronavirus. "All shops and offices except for those involved in essential services will remain closed during this period," he said.

Meanwhile, seven COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh, the state public health department said.

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Mumbaikars may soon be able to get tested at home for coronavirus

In the next two days, home tests will be introduced in Mumbai for those having symptoms and wanting to get tested for coronavirus, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Monday.

A helpline will be launched in 48 hours, where citizens, who suspect that they are infected, can call to book a test. A representative from a private lab will go to the patient's home for the tests.

In a statement, the BMC said that it is "beginning the home testing facilities with a helpline number where citizen can reach out. This facility will begin in next 48 hours.

Currently, calls are being made to the home quarantine travellers and if symptomatic, testing facilities are offered through private labs registered with Indian council of medical research (ICMR)."

 

The BMC said it will also seek stipulated guidelines from ICMR for the home testing process. The home tests are being introduced to ensure that people do not come out of their house for getting themselves tested.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Monday afternoon declared prohibitory orders across the state and ordered sealing borders of all districts in the fight against Covid-19 .

"Once the help line is established, doctor on call will take the history of caller and depending on his or her travel history, contact history, symptoms, will categorise the patient after which home collection will be facilitated. After this if a test is required, private lab will be coordinated for home testing of the citizen," it said.

Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of coronavirus positive cases in the country with almost a hundred.

Currently, four private hospitals and laboratories have the approval for conducting tests of coronavirus by the Central government, and two government hospitals namely Kasturba and KEM hospital are already conducting tests.

P Velrasu, Additional Municipal Commissioner, BMC said, "Home testing is a way to tackle increased load of people needing the tests, but it has to be done by following protocol issued by ICMR), and we are in touch with ICMR for the same."

Last week, Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi in an interview with Hindustan Times had advocated that one needs to conduct somewhere between 5,000 to 10,000 tests daily considering the current scenario.

The BMC had planned to carry out little over 1,000 tests daily so far by taking aid from private labs and hospitals. But now with home testing, the daily count is expected to go up.

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Mumbaikars may soon be able to get tested at home for coronavirus

In the next two days, home tests will be introduced in Mumbai for those having symptoms and wanting to get tested for coronavirus, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Monday.

A helpline will be launched in 48 hours, where citizens, who suspect that they are infected, can call to book a test. A representative from a private lab will go to the patient's home for the tests.

In a statement, the BMC said that it is "beginning the home testing facilities with a helpline number where citizen can reach out. This facility will begin in next 48 hours.

Currently, calls are being made to the home quarantine travellers and if symptomatic, testing facilities are offered through private labs registered with Indian council of medical research (ICMR)."

 

The BMC said it will also seek stipulated guidelines from ICMR for the home testing process. The home tests are being introduced to ensure that people do not come out of their house for getting themselves tested.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Monday afternoon declared prohibitory orders across the state and ordered sealing borders of all districts in the fight against Covid-19 .

"Once the help line is established, doctor on call will take the history of caller and depending on his or her travel history, contact history, symptoms, will categorise the patient after which home collection will be facilitated. After this if a test is required, private lab will be coordinated for home testing of the citizen," it said.

Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of coronavirus positive cases in the country with almost a hundred.

Currently, four private hospitals and laboratories have the approval for conducting tests of coronavirus by the Central government, and two government hospitals namely Kasturba and KEM hospital are already conducting tests.

P Velrasu, Additional Municipal Commissioner, BMC said, "Home testing is a way to tackle increased load of people needing the tests, but it has to be done by following protocol issued by ICMR), and we are in touch with ICMR for the same."

Last week, Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi in an interview with Hindustan Times had advocated that one needs to conduct somewhere between 5,000 to 10,000 tests daily considering the current scenario.

The BMC had planned to carry out little over 1,000 tests daily so far by taking aid from private labs and hospitals. But now with home testing, the daily count is expected to go up.

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Hopefully this shouldn't be required but just posting for Info...