Coronavirus impact/ Mumbai’s local trains might be stopped, 85 lakh people travel daily in these trains, 129 cases so far
Mumbai. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray may halt Mumbai’s local train service, given the impact of the coronavirus infection. Health Minister Rajesh Tope gave this information on Tuesday. Rajesh said that apart from Mumbai local train, metro rail, monorail and other public transport can also be banned. 85 lakh people travel on these trains every day. The state is most affected by the epidemic. So far, 36 cases of infection have been confirmed. A 64-year-old man died on Tuesday in Mumbai. In this way, the number of people who died of this disease in the country increased to three.
At the same time, three cases have been reported in Ladakh on Tuesday. The total number of infected in the union territory has now increased to seven and to 129 nationwide. Earlier, a 63-year-old man was killed in Kalburgi and a 69-year-old woman in Delhi. In Buldhana, Maharashtra too, a sick elder died, but later his report came negative.
Union minister Muralitharan isolates himself on suspicion of infection
A doctor engaged in the treatment of a 63-year-old man who died of a coronavirus infection in Kalburgi, Karnataka, has also become infected. The doctor and all his family members have been isolated. On the other hand, Union Minister V Muralitharan has isolated himself on suspicion of coronavirus infection. He is currently in Trivandrum, Kerala.
Facility to conduct 6 thousand tests daily in India; 2 lakhs daily in Korea and more than 10 thousand tests in Italy-France.
Updates:
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued instructions to hire 50% of the employees in all types of offices except mandatory services.
The Indian government banned travelers from Afghanistan, the Philippines, Malaysia until March 31 with immediate effect.
Due to the coronavirus, all shops in the city were closed for 3 days on the call of the Federation of Association of Pune.
Ratlam Rail Division increased the price of platform ticket from Rs 10 to Rs 50, so that there is no needless crowd.
Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga Institute urged devotees to postpone pilgrimage.
The Center issued state-wise helpline numbers to answer and help questions related to coronavirus
Health Ministry said – not everyone is required to wear masks
The Health Ministry has issued an advisory to wear masks. It states that not everyone is required to wear a mask. Those who have cough, fever, trouble breathing should wear masks. Apart from these, people who are taking care of coronavirus infected or respiratory patients are required to wear masks. It has also been said that the mask should be opened completely and it should be from face to bottom.
Sanitizer is being distributed in Golden Temple
The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee of Punjab has decided to give hand sanitizer to the devotees visiting the Golden Temple in Amritsar. At the same time, a help desk has been made for screening passengers at the Delhi railway station. The Health Department of Himachal Pradesh has banned the entry of devotees to all religious places. However, the statutes will be met and it has been decided to webcast it.
Army Director General Medical Services Lt Gen RS Grewal has said that with the help of the Navy and the Air Force, a quarantine facility has been built at Jaisalmer, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Gorakhpur, Chennai, Surat, Jhansi, Jodhpur and other places.
Ban on passengers coming from three countries
According to the Ministry of Health, from 18 March to 31 March, there is a ban on the arrival of passengers from European Union, Turkey and Britain. All those coming from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have been required to stay in Quarantine for 14 days. The Central Government has issued a travel advisory, asking the train, bus and plane to avoid unnecessary travel. The Taj Mahal has been closed to tourists from today in view of the increasing infection of Coronavirus.
