Coronavirus Updates: kasargod distrcit under lockdown, potato prices jump 20% in West Bengal due to panic buying

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Coronavirus Updates: kasargod distrcit under lockdown, potato prices jump 20% in West Bengal due to panic buying
Kolkata: Patients wear masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 amid coronavirus pandemic, as they queue up outside the Beleghata ID hospital in Kolkata on March 20, 2020. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Latest updates on coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world at 1.42 pm on 21st March 2020.
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Kasaragod district, which reported eight positive cases of Covid-19, put under total lockdown, while cases were registered against 10 traders who opened their shops despite warning.

1.39 pm

Samples of 28 people who came in contact with UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh have tested negative for COVID-19: KGMU Hospital.

1.38 pm

Potato prices in parts of West Bengal jump at least 20 per cent due to panic-buying, according to market sources.

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1.37 pm

Authorities ban entry of devotees at two famous jyotirlinga temples in Madhya Pradesh - Omkareshwar and Mahalakeshwar - till March 31.

1.35 pm

Commercial establishments, corporate firms and manufacturing units in neighbouring Navi Mumbai will remain closed till further orders to promote social distancing during coronavirus pandemic, an official says.

1.33 pm

Six coronavirus positive cases reported in Gujarat, number of patients rises to 13: Minister.

1.31 pm

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Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain says face masks, gloves, soaps and hand sanitisers, which have been declared essential commodities, can be sold at fair price shops.

1.28 pm

Railways relaxes refund rules for PRS counter-generated tickets from March 21 to April 15.

1.24 pm

UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh, who was at a party with singer Kanika Kapoor, tests negative for coronavirus: Official sources.

1.22 pm

Couple deboarded from Delhi-bound Rajdhani train after co-passengers notice home quarantine seal on husband's hand, says Railways.
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1.04 pm

Indian embassy in France issues advisory for its nationals who wish to return home before India's week-long ban on international commercial flights comes into force on March 22.

1.04 pm

Goa imposes section 144 of CrPC across state to prohibit large gatherings of people.

1.04 pm

Celebrity television host Andy Cohen tests positive for novel coronavirus.

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12.45 pm

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope says state has witnessed a "big rise" in the number of coronavirus patients with addition of 11 cases, appeals to people to avoid using public transport.

11.58 am

Case registered against couple in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district for failing to report to authorities their trip to Thailand, police say.

11.56 am

State Election Commission of Arunachal Pradesh decides to temporarily put on hold the municipal and panchayat elections, an official says.

11.54 am

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Dakshina Kannada district administration lays down travel restrictions through Talapady border check-post to Kerala in view of increasing coronavirus cases in the neighbouring state's Kasaragod.

11.43 am

A 52-year-old man with travel history to Sri Lanka tests positive for coronavirus in Gujarat; total in the state now eight, officials say.

11.36 am

Two persons, including a woman, become first fatalities of coronavirus pandemic in Singapore, health ministry says.

11.34 am

Woman in her early 40s tests positive for coronavirus in Pune, an official says.
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11.33 am

Novel coronavirus cases in India rise to 258, the Health Ministry says.

11.26 am

Maldives pledges USD 200,000 contribution to the SAARC Corona Emergency Fund proposed by PM Narendra Modi.

11.26 am

Fresh novel coronavirus case reported in Karnataka, total number of infections rise to 16 in the state.

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11.15 am

National carrier Air India to send a 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Rome in the afternoon to evacuate Indians stranded there amid the coronavirus crisis.

10.52 am

One more person tests positive for the novel coronavirus in Noida, taking the number of COVID-19 cases to five here, district officials say.

10.42 am

Number of coronavirus positive patients in Maharashtra rises to 63 with 11 more positive cases reported in last 24 hours, officials say.

10.34 am

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Indian Council of Medical Research revises strategy to fight spread of coronavirus, saying all hospitalised patients with severe acute respiratory illness, shortness of breath and having fever and cough will now be tested for COVID-19 infection.

10.21 am

US President Donald Trump says he greatly respects China and shares a "very good" relationship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but terms it "unfortunate" that coronavirus started in the Communist nation and got out of control.

10.04 am

Three more people in Punjab test positive for coronavirus, taking the total in the state to six, an official says.

9.40 am

Six fresh cases of new coronavirus surface in Rajasthan; total in the state 23, officials say.
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9.35 am

Over 800 persons have been kept under home quarantine in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, amid the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official says.

9.29 am

Woman with recent travel history to Scotland tests positive for novel coronavirus, making it the third confirmed case in West Bengal, a state official says.

9.22 am

With the number of coronavirus positive cases on the rise in Mumbai, BMC decides to discharge all 'stable' patients from municipal hospitals to make space available for exigencies: civic official.

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6.09 am

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper holds telephonic conversation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, praises India's COVID-19 initiative for SAARC countries, says the Pentagon. IJT
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