According to WHO’s March 23 update, globally, over 14,000 people have died, and more than 334,000 have been infected.
Based on a combination of numbers reported by the central Health Ministry, and updates from the States, the total number of confirmed cases in the country on March 24 stands at 539.
On Monday, the government announced a slew of measures, including the suspension of all domestic flight operations until the end of March, to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Thirty States and Union Territories moved to a complete lockdown mode, and governments warned of strict punitive action against those who violate preventive measures.
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Egypt imposes night-time curfew for two weeks starting March 25
Egypt will impose a night-time curfew for two weeks from March 25 to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced.
“Movement will be banned on all public roads from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m…. for two weeks,” Mr. Madbouli told a Tuesday news conference.
“All mass transport, public and private, will be halted over the same period,” he said and added that penalties for violators include a fine of up to 4,000 Egyptian pounds (just over $250) and even imprisonment.
Two new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday take count to nine in Madhya Pradesh
Two persons, one each in Shivpuri and Gwalior districts, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total count in Madhya Pradesh to nine.
“Some days ago the person had returned from abroad, and had been in home quarantine since,” said Shivpuri Collector Anugraha P. “Today, the person, on being tested positive, has been shifted to the isolation ward of the district hospital, where doctors are monitoring the case. The condition of the person is stable now.”
Ms. Anugraha advised people to stay home for at least 14 days in a bid to contain the disease. She further said the district had been put under lockdown until March 31, during which only essential services will be available.
Meanwhile, a person in Gwalior district, who had returned from Khajuraho in Chhatarpur district recently, has tested positive. “The person may have come in contact with an infected foreign national there,” said a Gwalior district official.
