Economic activities in several countries in Asia, Europe and North America have slowed down, signalling a spell of recession as the medical fraternity tries to find a cure and vaccine to the mysterious virus which originated in China in late 2019 and in a few weeks spread across the world.
The ministry has also invoked the National Disaster Management Act which may result in imprisonment of up to two years for any violation.
The railway subsidiary, IRCTC, said in a statement that doubts have been raised regarding cancellation of e-tickets subsequent to the halting of railway passenger trains.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, adding that the decision will now relieve the Indian athletes of having to train amidst lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 21-day lockdown is from March 24 midnight to April 14 midnight. He added that the lockdown is in a way curfew and would be more stringent than Janata curfew.
As the world, including India, remains entangled in the grip of the deadly pandemic coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a major decision to tackle the COVID-19. India will observe a complete lockdown from midnight of March 24 to fight coronavirus COVID-19 for a total of 21 days, announced PM Modi in the evening.
India will observe a complete lockdown from midnight of March 24 to fight coronavirus COVID-19 for a total of 21 days, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening. He added that the lockdown is in a way curfew and would be more stringent than Janata curfew.
Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Tuesday (March 24) declared Bihar Board Intermediate Result 2020 and it included all streams: arts, science, and commerce. Students can check their results online at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in.
After Microsoft, Google also launched a dedicated website to provide information on the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is his second address to the nation regarding coronavirus. In his first address, he urged Indians to observe `Janata Curfew`.
Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Tuesday (March 24, 2020) it would remove coronavirus-related content and accounts from recommendations and its "explore" option, unless posted by or belonging to credible health organizations.
Addressing the nation for the second time in a week, PM Modi said, "From 12 am of March 24 entire country will be on complete lockdown for three weeks (21 days) due to COVID-19," said PM Modi."
PM Modi said, "If we don't handle these 21 days well, then our country, your family will go backward by 21 years."
The National capital along with 31 other states and UTs covering 560 districts have been completely locked down amid COVID-19 outbreak.
In what can be traced as a silver lining in the ongoing pandemic coronavirus COVID-19, several patients, who were earlier infected, were discharged from a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday. A total of eight among twelve patients were discharged after successful treatment.
Amid coronavirus outbreak scare, other diseases are also tossing their ugly heads. Reports of swine flu and bird flu are also being reported from India and other countries, but there is a shocking news of a man tested positive for hantavirus--another deadly virus-- has come from China.
Tokyo had completed preparations when the virus started spreading across the world. Despite insisting for months the Games would go ahead as planned, Abe this week said a delay may be unavoidable if the events could not be held in a complete form.
Centre has directed the states to ensure funds for additional medical facilities in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
The Delhi government on Tuesday confirmed that no new positive case of the pandemic Coronavirus COVID-19 has surfaced in Delhi in the last 40 hours. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal added that the earlier number of virus-infected patients has also gone down from 30 to 23.
The lawsuit alleges that the novel coronavirus was "designed by China to be a biological weapon of war", and that whether or not the country intended to release it, China violated "US law, international laws, treaties, and norms."
The government has also extended the last date for linking PAN with unique biometric ID Aadhaar to June 30 from March 31.
There were Twitter users hailing his act and said, "This is an act of pure genius."
In the wake of the lockdown in several parts of the country due to the pandemic coronavirus COVID-19, the Indian Railways has shut down its services for the passengers across the country. However, to ensure the timely supply of necessary items, all goods trains have been working 24x7, said the Railways on Wednesday.
Researchers have discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most modern-day animals, including humans, a finding that sheds more light on the origins and evolution of the animal kingdom.
The Delhi-NCR region on Tuesday witnessed rain along with gusty winds. Earlier the IMD had predicted light rains in the region.
