Coronavirus: Twenty-three people have recovered from the disease so far in India.
New Delhi:
Coronavirus cases in India rose to 258 on Saturday after 35 people tested positive for the global pandemic in various parts of the country, the Health Ministry said. Among the 258 cases are 39 foreign nationals, including 17 from Italy, three from the Philippines, two from the UK, one each belonging to Canada, Indonesia and Singapore. Twenty-three people have recovered from the disease so far in India.
Four new patients have been reported from Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra. Three people tested positive in Ladakh. The steep rise is in line with those reported on Friday which had seen the biggest single-day jump with 63 new cases.
In Noida, neighbouring Delhi, another man has tested positive for coronavirus taking the total to 5. The district administration has locked down his residential society which has thousands of residents, from 10 am Saturday till 7 am on Monday for sanitisation, the officials said.
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases at 52, including three foreigners. State Health Minister Rajesh Tope made a fresh appealed to avoid public transport to contain the spread and warned of tougher measures, having already asked offices and shops to close.
With a one-week-ban on international flights starting Sunday, Air India said it will send a 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Rome on Saturday afternoon to evacuate Indians stranded there.
At least 40 people have contracted the virus in Kerala, including seven foreign nationals. Delhi has reported 26 positive cases, which include one foreigner, while Uttar Pradesh has recorded 24 cases, including one foreigner.
Karnataka has 15 coronavirus patients. The number of cases in Ladakh rose to 13 and Jammu and Kashmir four. Telangana has reported 19 cases, which include 11 foreigners. Rajasthan has reported 17 cases, including two foreigners. Gujarat has seven cases.
In Haryana, there are 17 cases, which include 14 foreigners. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand have reported three cases each. West Bengal, Odisha and Punjab each reported two cases while Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh reported one case each.
Four persons were arrested for allegedly hoarding hand sanitisers worth over Rs 6 lakh in Maharashtra's Jalna, the police said on Saturday.
The State Election Commission of Arunachal Pradesh has decided to temporarily put on hold the municipal and panchayat elections in the wake of the pandemic, an official said on Saturday.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched a toll-free helpline on coronavirus safeguards for students, officials said on Saturday. The facility is available on helpline number 1800 11 8004 from 8 am to 8 pm, initially up to March 31, they said.
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