Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Maharashtra declares epidemic; malls, theatres shut in 5 cities including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur

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Ethiopia reports first case of COVID-19

Ethiopia on Friday reported its first case of the novel coronavirus. Reports said that a 48-year-old Japanese man who had arrived in the country on 4 March from Burkina Faso was confirmed to have contracted the virus.

Employees should be allowed to work from home: Thackeray

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, announcing the state government’s measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state, said, “Wherever possible, companies should allow employees to work from home in view of coronavirus threat.”

Air India to send flight to Milan

Air India will reportedly send a flight to Milan in Italy, one of the worst-affected countries by the novel coronavirus pandemic, to bring back stranded Indians. According to reports, the flight will return to Delhi on Sunday morning.

Worldwide toll crosses 5000-mark

The worldwide toll of the coronavirus pandemic has reached 5,082 on Friday, crossing the 5000-mark. At least 3,100 people have died in mainland China, followed by 1,016 in Italy, and 514 in Iran, which are the three countries worst-hit by the flu-like disease. Since COVID-19 was first detected in December, more than 134,300 people have been infected in 121 countries and territories, reports said.

Maharashtra govt declares COVID-19 as epidemic, shuts malls, theatres in Mumbai

The Maharashtra government has shut all malls, gyms, cinema halls, and swimming pools in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, and Pimpri-Chinchwad from midnight on Friday in light of the increasing cases of coronavirus in the state. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, speaking in the state’s Assembly, also said that the government has declared the spread of COVID-19 in the five districts as an ‘epidemic’.

COVID-19 cases rise to 81 in India

The Union health ministry on Friday evening said that the cases of the novel coronavirus have risen to 81 in India, with fresh cases being reported in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Maharashtra

COVID-19 cases rise to 81 in India

The Union health ministry on Friday evening said that the cases of the novel coronavirus have risen to 81 in India, with fresh cases being reported in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Maharashtra

ICMR says vaccine for COVID-19 is ‘far away’

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in a press conference regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic, said that the development of a vaccine to treat the flu-like disease will take time. “Vaccine is far away,” he was quoted by News18 as saying.

ICMR director general Dr Balram Bhargava said, “The mortality rate is 1.5 to 2 percent across the world. It is higher in the older age group. The Union Cabinet secretary has been meeting us at his office. This is like a war room. The Ministry of Health is leading this. We have issued guidelines for testing people for the infection.”

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