Coronavirus In India: The first three cases of virus in India were reported from Kerala. (File)
The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in India now stands at 45, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
At the airport, number of officials has increased to meet the increasing demand and convenient screening of passengers.
The number of cases of coronavirus has crossed 110,000 people, across the globe. Italy is battling the deadliest outbreak outside China, where the novel coronavirus was first detected.
The World Health Organization warned that there was now a "very real" threat that the global outbreak of the new deadly coronavirus will become a pandemic, but stressed the virus could still be controlled.
"The threat of a pandemic has become very real," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, while stressing that "it would be the first pandemic in history that can be controlled... we are not at the mercy of the virus".
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Threat of coronavirus pandemic now "very real": WHO
The World Health Organization warned Monday there was now a "very real" threat that the global outbreak of the new deadly coronavirus will become a pandemic, but stressed the virus could still be controlled.
"The threat of a pandemic has become very real," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, while stressing that "it would be the first pandemic in history that can be controlled... we are not at the mercy of the virus".
IndiGo cancels flights to Doha till March 17
IndiGo cancels flights to Doha till March 17 following travel ban imposed by Qatar on Indian nationals, due to coronavirus scare, the airline said in a statement.
Iran Releases About 70,000 Prisoners
Iran has released approximately 70,000 prisoners because of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Iranian judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi did not specify if or when those released would need to return to jail.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrives on surprise visit to Kashmir, meets relatives of those stranded in Iran amid #coronavirus outbreak: news agency PTI quoting officials .
Germany reports over 1000 cases of coronavirus: news agency AFP
Meeting underway between Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal over Coronavirus.
An effigy based on the theme of Coronavirus has been put up in Mumbai's Worli, ahead of 'Holika Dahan' today.
Lakhs On Kerala Streets For Attukal Pongala Despite Coronavirus Fears Lakhs of women across Kerala have lined up streets to celebrate Attukal Pongala festival, considered as the largest gathering of women, amid renewed fears over coronavirus after six fresh cases were confirmed in the state since Sunday. Several women - participating in the festivity - were seen wearing masks.
63-Year-Old Woman Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Jammu And Kashmir
A 63-year-old woman tested positive for coronavirus, making her the first confirmed case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.
The woman, who had a travel history to Iran, was among two patients who were declared "high viral load cases" by the administration on the weekend.
They are undergoing treatment at the isolation ward of the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital and are in a stable condition, the officials said.
Kerala Child, 3, Who Had Been To Italy, Is India's 40th Coronavirus CaseA three-year-old in Kerala has tested positive for the rapidly spreading coronavirus, taking the total number of affected people in the country to 40.
The child had travelled to Italy along with his parents and had returned last Saturday.
The family underwent thermal screening at the Kochi airport soon after they landed.
Odisha Gets Testing Facility For Coronavirus
A testing facility for detection of novel coronavirus was unveiled in a government-run medical research unit here, though no positive case of the disease has been found so far in Odisha, a senior official said.
The coronavirus testing facility is now available in the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), and the first sample has already been tested at the institute, which was found to be negative, health department's secretary Nikunja Bihari Dhal said.
Sensex, Nifty Drop 3% As Coronavirus Fears Hurt Global Markets
Domestic stock markets suffered sharp losses in early trade on Monday with benchmark indices slumping nearly 3 per cent, tracking a selloff in global markets as investors panicked about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic amid fears of recession.
3-year-old in Kerala with history of travel to Italy tests positive for coronavirus; 40th case in India.
Qatar Bans Arrivals From 14 Countries Over Coronavirus Fears Qatar has temporarily barred travellers from 14 countries from March 9 as a precaution against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, the government announced on Sunday.
The ban covers China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to meet Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today at Nirman Bhawan: news agency ANI
Saudi-Returned Man Dies Likely Of Diabetes In Bengal, Samples Sent For Coronavirus Test
A diabetic man died in the isolation ward of a hospital in West Bengal's Murshidabad on Sunday, a day after he was admitted there with suspected symptoms of coronavirus following his return from Saudi Arabia.
According to doctors, he was admitted to the hospital with fever, cough and cold.
Though test results of his blood and swab samples for novel coronavirus were awaited, it can be said that the man died probably of diabetes, Director of Health Services Ajay Chakraborty told PTI.
Ladakh Man Who Travelled To Iran Dies Of Symptoms Linked To Coronavirus
A 76-year-old man who recently returned from a trip to Iran has died in Ladakh after showing symptoms associated with the coronavirus outbreak.
He was a former policeman and was admitted to a hospital on Saturday night and his death has prompted authorities to take precautions including cordoning off his village. COVID-19 test results are awaited
- Five of a family tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala
- The state health minister said three of the affected persons returned from Italy and did not declare it at the airport
- All five are in hospital under observation