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Coronavirus Highlights: 76-year-old Karnataka man dies, becomes India's first victim
14 Mar, 2020 | 08:43:53 AM IST
With the total case count up to 74, PM Modi urged people to avoid non-essential travel & large gatherings.
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Google employee from Bengaluru tests positive for coronavirus
- A fifth person in Karnataka diagnosed with the novel coronavirus Covid-19 has been identified as an employee of Google.
- "We can confirm that an employee from our Bangalore office has been diagnosed with COVID-19."
- "They were in one of our Bangalore offices for a few hours before developing any symptoms," the Google spokesperson said in a statement.
- The employee has been on quarantine since then.
EU-UK face-to-face Brexit trade talks cancelled due to coronavirus
The move threatens a timeline which many in the EU thought was already optimistic, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeking a new deal by the end of the year.
New York bans gatherings of more than 500, including Broadway: Governor
- New York State will ban gatherings of more than 500 people in order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
- Establishments that can fit 500 people or fewer must halve their capacity beginning on Friday.
- Broadway theaters in Manhattan will have to start observing the new rules on Thursday night.
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Dr. Srinivas, Director Public Health, Telangana:
Dr. Srinivas, Director Public Health, Telangana: We have identified the hospital&contact tracking is on by state he… https://t.co/arpGDkgHrP
— ANI (@ANI) 1584035623000No need for Trump coronavirus test after meeting infected Bolsonaro aide: White House
- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus.
- He had dined last week with a Brazilian government official who has since tested positive for the disease.
- The day after announcing curbs on travel to the United States by European Union residents, Trump brushed off concerns about his possible exposure .
- "Let's put it this way: I'm not concerned," Trump told reporters while meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office.
India's tourist industry sees crisis looming from coronavirus visa ban
- India has few virus cases so far but reports first death .
- Indian hotels say bookings tumble .
- Experts say India's already overstretched medical system would struggle to deal with a major rise in serious cases.
New York Fed to buy a range of Treasurys to try to ease jitters
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5,000-10,000 people could have COVID-19 in UK
Britain on Thursday said up to 10,000 people in the UK could be infected with the novel coronavirus, as it announced new measures to slow the spread of the pandemic.
Government chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said there were currently 590 confirmed cases but it was "much more likely that we've got somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 people infected"
Government chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said there were currently 590 confirmed cases but it was "much more likely that we've got somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 people infected"
India's first COVID-19 death confirmed in Karnataka
- A 76-year-old man who died two days ago in Karnataka while being treated for suspected coronavirus.
- The person has become India's first COVID-19 fatality with his samples taken earlier confirming the infection.
- State Health Minister B Sriramulu in a tweet said the necessary contact tracing, isolation and other measures as per protocol were being taken.
- The man, who recently returned from Saudi Arabia, had died on Tuesday night
Commissioner,Karnataka Health Department:
Commissioner,Karnataka Health Dept:76-yr-old man from Kalaburagi who passed away&was a suspected COVID-19 patient h… https://t.co/4qiEsXWiQo
— ANI (@ANI) 158403215500076-yr-old man from Kalaburagi who passed away & was a suspected COVID-19 patient has been confirmed positive for COVID-19.
Trump says 'not concerned' that he met Brazilian official with coronavirus
- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus.
- He dined last week with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and a government official who has since tested positive for the disease.
- The day after announcing curbs on travel to the United States by European Union residents, Trump brushed off concerns about his possible exposure to the virus.
- "Let's put it this way: I'm not concerned," Trump told reporters while meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office.
Indian Army: Individuals will be transferred from the airport post their initial screening to the quarantine facility.
Indian Army: Individuals will be transferred from the airport post their initial screening to the quarantine facili… https://t.co/VQ9q3maRyA
— ANI (@ANI) 1584030910000Norwegian Air says to suspend more than 4,000 flights, implement layoffs
Two more people test positive in Kerala, number goes up to 16
- This takes the total number of cases in the state to 16.
- One person is admitted to the Pariyaram medical college in Kannur and has a travel history from Dubai
- The other patient is in the isolation ward at Thrissur general hospital and has travelled to the state from Qatar.
- According to reports, the Thrissur patient is said to have travelled in the same flight taken by the three member family from Italy who arrived at Kochi on February 29
- Vijayan said 270 people are in isolation wards at various hospitals across the state.
Canadian PM chooses to self-isolate after wife shows flu symptoms
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie have isolated themselves.
- She experienced flu-like symptoms and was tested for the coronavirus.
- The doctor's advice to the Prime Minister is to continue daily activities while self-monitoring, given he is exhibiting no symptoms himself.
- The Prime Minister is opting to self-isolate and work from home until receiving Sophie's results.
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Armed Forces set up quarantine facilities in seven more cities
- New coronavirus quarantine facilities have been set up in seven cities located across the nation by the Indian Armed Forces
- It will accomodate nearly 400 Indians who are expected to return from Iran.
- "In the next two to three days, we are expecting more citizens to come back to India. We have prepared new facilities at places including Jodhpur, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Kolkata, Jaisalmer, Chennai and Deolali where we can quarantine these people," Army spokesperson Col Aman Anand said.
- "We already have 265 citizens in our two facilities at Manesar in Gurugram and Hindon in Ghaziabad," he added.
- Due to the large scale prevalence of the coronavirus around the world, Indian citizens who were in countries like China (Wuhan) and Iran were evacuated by Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope: Two new COVID-19 cases in the state, one each from Mumbai & Thane. Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 14.
Government releases helpline numbers for COVID-19
States/Union Territories helpline numbers for #COVID19 released by Government of India. https://t.co/nGp96sTgFV
— ANI (@ANI) 1584026611000PVR official statement on cinema halls shut down in states
- All of us at PVR have utmost concern for the safety and wellbeing of each of our guests.
- We fully respect the decision of respective state governments and UT Administration.
- We believe that this is a temporary situation and remain buoyant about the film business in India, and our own growth prospects.
- We also look forward to continuing to serve our guests in the States of Kerala, Delhi and UT of Jammu and offering them a world class movie going experience 1st April 2020 onwards.
Depth of economic slowdown depends on response: IMF
- "Under any scenario, the global growth in 2020 will drop below last year's level, which was 2.9 percent," IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters
- How far will it fall is "difficult to predict, at this point, obviously, given the uncertainty."
- "It depends, of course, on the spread, the propagation of the outbreak. It depends on the measures taken to respond and how effective they are."
- Private economists have been warning of the possibility of a steep decline in US and global economies that could amount to a worldwide recession.
- IHS Markit this week slashed its forecast for global growth to 1.7 percent.
- The IMF is due to release its updated World Economic Outlook next month.
- In January, the fund was still projecting growth would accelerate to 3.3 percent, but that was before the global disruptions, country-wide shutdowns and plunging oil prices hit.
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Trump says he excluded United Kingdom from Europe travel ban because UK is doing a good job on coronavirus
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on IPL:
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on IPL: Cabinet discussed and we are of the view that big gatherings should… https://t.co/IHGHMRd5g9
— ANI (@ANI) 1584025370000Brazil communications secretary tests positive for coronavirus
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, has tested positive for coronavirus
- Local newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo reported on Thursday.
- According to the report, he is still waiting on the results of a second test for confirmation.
- Wajngarten accompanied Bolsonaro on a recent visit to Florida that included dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
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The two positive cases in Kannur and Thrissur. One of them had returned from Qatar and the other from Dubai
Pakistan's coronavirus tally rises to 21
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan:
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan: Two more persons have been tested positive for #COVID19 in Kerala; reported… https://t.co/Kihzecg6dR
— ANI (@ANI) 1584021267000China offers aid to Spain to fight coronavirus
- China has offered to help Spain in its efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, a Spanish government source told Reuters.
- The assistance from China would include medical equipment among other things.
Azerbaijan reports first death from coronavirus
Total number of confirmed COVID 2019 cases across India is 74: Health Ministry
State/UT wise list of COVID confirmed cases.
- Delhi 6
- Haryana 14
- Kerala 17
- Rajasthan 1
- Telengana 1
- Uttar Pradesh 10
- Union Territory of Ladakh 3
- Tamil Nadu 1
- Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir 1
- Punjab 1
- Karnataka 4
- Maharashtra 11
- Andhra Pradesh 1
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Preparations at Northern Command for covid-19 coronavirus
- To effectively fight the spread of the virus, Command Hospital (NC), Udhampur under the aegis of HQ Northern Command has boosted its preparedness
- A team of specialist doctors will manage the suspected coronavirus patients.
- Four isolation wards with 100 bed capacity have been created using crisis expansion beds, life-saving medical equipment & medicines.
- The hospital has procured hazard suits, N95 masks & protective equipment for healthcare personnel.
- All patients will be triaged for respiratory infections & suspected patients will be treated in dedicated COVID-19 OPD.
- Command Hospital (Northern Command) has tied up with Indian Council of Medical Research for testing of the virus under strict biosafety protocols.
- Outreach programs have been designed for active surveillance, contact tracing, quarantine, home isolation, counseling & health intelligence.
Ambitious, coordinated fiscal policy' required in virus fight
- ECB President, Christine Lagarde
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One more coronavirus case in Pune; number rises to 12 in Maharashtra
- The number of confirmed patients of the disease in Pune rose to nine.
- District collector Naval Kishore Ram said a person who had travel history to the United States has tested positive.
- With this, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has reached 12.
- Apart from nine confirmed patients in Pune, two persons have tested positive for the virus in Mumbai and one in Nagpur.
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Total number of confirmed COVID 2019 cases across India is 74: Health Ministry
Europe furious over Trump's unilateral travel ban
- European officials reacted with surprise and anger on Thursday after US President Donald Trump imposed a trans-Atlantic travel ban.
- Trump closed US arrivals to travellers from the Schengen border-free zone -- which does not include Britain and Ireland.
- Move comes as an "aggressive" effort to contain the spread of the often deadly disease.
- "The coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent, and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action," EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel said.
- "The European Union disapproves of the fact that the US decision to impose a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation," the presidents of the European Commission and European Council said.
- "The European Union is taking strong action to limit the spread of the virus," they insisted.
- Trump said the ban on travellers from the zone would come into effect at midnight Friday, and would not affect US citizens returning from Europe.
While facility at Manesar is an emergency facility responding to emergency requirements given by Government,sources managing it indicate that detainees demand special facilities like independent rooms,creating hindrance in functioning of medical & administrative staff at facility.
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Thank God this didn’t start in somewhere like India, because there’s absolutely no way that the quality of Indian governance could move to react in the way that the Chinese have done, that’s the good side of the Chinese model, and I think you could probably say the same about Brazil too.
- Former Goldman Sachs chief economist, Jim O'Neill
Latest updates on coronavirus crisis around the world:
- The Indian boxing team, returning from the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jordan, will be "home-quarantined" in view of coronavirus threat, the national federation says.
- Three women were arrested for allegedly administrating fake coronavirus vaccines to villagers in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police say.
- The number of coronavirus patients in India rises to 73 with 13 fresh cases, including nine from Maharashtra and one each from Delhi, Ladakh, and Uttar Pradesh as well as one foreign national, the Union Health Ministry says.
- One more person with travel history to Iran tests positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, as number of confirmed cases in the Union Territory rises to three, officials say.
- The number of international passengers arriving at India's airports reduces to around 62,000 per day from 70,000 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri says.
- Equity benchmark Sensex plummets over 1,800 points and the broader Nifty gave up the 10,000 level in opening session as worsening rout in world markets, after WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic, flared up fears of a global economic recession.
- Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks has revealed that he and wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus.
- US president Donald Trump has announced he is suspending all travel from Europe, excluding the UK, to the US for the next 30 days to stop coronavirus spread in the country.
MEA Spokesperson:
MEA Spokesperson: At the briefing today,some general observations were made on holding large sporting events in Ind… https://t.co/0MU729v0At
— ANI (@ANI) 1584016185000Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Thursday:
- A 26-year-old man who returned from Greece has tested positive for coronavirus, making it the fifth case in Karnataka, the health department says.
- As cases of novel coronavirus rise, the Centre on Thursday decided to expedite clearances to bulk drug projects by considering them "out of turn".
- The Delhi government declared coronavirus an epidemic and announced that all schools, colleges and cinema halls in the national capital will remain shut till March 31.
- The Rashtrapati Bhavan has closed all public tour visits from Friday as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus, official spokesman says.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray says the 11 coronavirus positive patients in the state were showing only mild symptoms of the viral infection.
- The mother of a 46-year-old man, who tested positive for novel coronavirus, has also been detected with the virus
- The coronavirus pandemic could bring Indian travel, tourism and aviation industries to a halt within next ten days
- The remaining two one-dayers between India and South Africa are likely to be played in empty stadiums in Lucknow and Kolkata due to coronavirus scare.
- PM Narendra Modi says the government is fully vigilant about coronavirus, and urged people to say "no to panic" and "yes to precautions".
- Hundreds of cancelled flights, decline in daily ticket bookings, fall in footfalls at airport shops and spike in expenses rattle India's aviation sector
- Singapore has launched a probe to identify 95 of its citizens who took part in a religious gathering in Malaysia.
- Scientists in Israel are expected to announce in the coming days that they have completed development of a vaccine for coronavirus, media report says.
- The Delhi Traffic Police issues instructions regarding coronavirus for the safety of its personnel and motorists, officials say.
- The Sports Ministry hints that the IPL could be held in empty stadiums due to coronavirus.
- US Defence Secretary Mark Esper's visit to India on March 15-16 has been called off due to the coronavirus threat, Defence Ministry officials says.
- A 35-year-old Indian-origin doctor from Canada, who came to visit her relatives here, has been tested positive for novel coronavirus at the KGMU, a senior doctor says.
Contact Indian students stranded in Iran due to coronavirus outbreak: Delhi High Court to Centre
- Justice Navin Chawla asked the central government to "do a little more" than what it has been doing till now to evacuate over 3,000 Indian nationals .
- Iran has banned all commercial flights with India from February 26.
India has not imposed a ban, has taken 'more stringent' measures on international travel
- External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar
Spain virus toll soars to nearly 3,000 cases with 84 deaths
