The number of COVID-19 cases in the country crossed 2000 today - with 235 fresh cases being detected within the last 24 hours. The total number of cases across the country is 2069, of them, 53 people are dead. Much of the spike has come from the religious event held in Delhi last month.
The centre and states must have a "common exit strategy" for staggered re-entry of population after the 21-day national lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a video-conference with Chief Ministers today. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah were also present at the meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a 21-day lockdown that will end in mid-April in a desperate bid to stave off an epidemic among India's 130 crore people.
The Health Ministry today said that they have identified 9,000 people who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin. Nearly 1,300 are foreigners. The health ministry said that 400 coronavirus cases have links to Delhi mosque event. They are also expecting some more cases from the event.
