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US returnee tests positive for virus, cases touch 8 in Karnataka

A 32-year-old man, who returned from the US via London earlier this month, has tested positive for coronavirus making it the eighth case in Karnataka, the health department said on Monday.

He was on home quarantine, and is now admitted to an isolation facility.

"One positive case was confirmed today (Monday).The total number of cases in the state is eight, including one death...He had returned from the US via London on March 8 by the same flight as patient number-4 who tested positive," a statement said.

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Health Ministry issues new travel advisory

The Health ministry through an updated travel advisory tightened restrictions from high risk areas. It has banned the entry of passengers from member countries of the European Union, the  European Free Trade Association, Turkey and United Kingdom into the country with effect from 18 March. Further, the compulsory quarantine for a minimum period of 14 days has been extended to passengers coming from/transiting through UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait with effect from 1200 GMT on 18 March  at the port of first departure.

 

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Case registered against 79 who gathered at Cochin airport 

Earlier in the day, a case was registered against 75 unknown persons and 4 others who gathered at the Cochin International airport on Sunday night for welcoming a reality show contestant, reports ANI. The charges were invoked for violating the ban on gathering issued by the airport authority in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic.

Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) had banned gatherings at both terminals of the airport but hundreds of people gathered last night, around 9 pm to welcome Rajith, the reality show contestant.  They also raised slogans.

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Health Ministry issues new travel advisory

The Health ministry through an updated travel advisory tightened restrictions from high risk areas. It has banned the entry of passengers from member countries of the European Union, the  European Free Trade Association, Turkey and United Kingdom into the country with effect from 18 March. Further, the compulsory quarantine for a minimum period of 14 days has been extended to passengers coming from/transiting through UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait with effect from 1200 GMT on 18 March  at the port of first departure.

 

Is this applicable even for Indian passport holders?

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Coronavirus death toll in Lombardy rises 202 in a day to 1,420

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen over the past day to 1,420 from 1,218, two sources with access to the data said on Monday. The number of new cases in the region, which includes Italy’s financial capital Milan, had risen by 1,377 over the past 24 hours — a slower rate of increase than seen recently.The latest national death toll figures are due to be released later in the day. On Sunday, the country-wide tally stood at 1,809.

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Coronavirus death toll in Lombardy rises 202 in a day

Ooh this is disastrous...

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Is this applicable even for Indian passport holders?

Yes will be all shall be screened and moved to isolation centers directly from airport...

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Gujarat, Maharashtra close national parks, sanctuaries

 A circular issued by the Gujarat Chief Wildlife Warden Shyamal Tikadar said the state's national parks, sanctuaries, and conservation reserves will remain closed till 29 March, reports PTI. It said the sites under lockdown include Sakkarbaug Zoological Park in Junagadh, Devaliya Safari Park and Ambardi Safari Park, which attract large crowds eager to sight the Asiatic lion. The newly-built Sardar Patel Zoological Park at Kevadiya, close to the Statue of Unity, will also remain closed, it said.  In Maharashtra, tiger projects, national parks, sanctuaries will remain closed till 31 March, reported PTI.

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Cases rise in Jammu and Kashmir

One person, with travel history to Saudi Arabia, confirmed positive, taking the total positive cases in the union territory to three. The highest number of cases have been reported in Maharashtra (36), followed by 22 cases in Kerala and 12 in Uttar Pradesh.

 

 

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Two test positive for COVID-19 in Noida

Two persons tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Noida. While one case has been reported from Sector 78, the other has been detected in Sector 100. One person had a travel history to France. Both have been admitted to a designated isolation hospital

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Karnataka doctor tested positive, had treated man who died from coronavirus

A 63-year-old doctor, who treated the 76-year-old man who died due to coronavirus, has tested positive. He along with his family has been kept in quarantine at his home. He will be sent to isolation ward today.

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Former world boxing champion, family under isolation

A former world boxing champion and his family are in isolation in Queenstown after a member of their travelling group was diagnosed with Covid-19. The diagnosis was the first case in the South Island and the eighth in New Zealand.

Mikkel Kessler, from Denmark, along with his wife and three children, arrived in New Zealand to film a television series. "We are of course very stressed and worried about the well-being of our family at this point, but we are going to find the bright, brave and big smile for the sake of our children!" Kessler posted on the family's Instagram account.

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Newborn in London youngest to be tested positive for COVID-19

A newborn baby in London has become the youngest person to contract the novel coronavirus. The child's mother was rushed to a hospital days before she gave birth as she was suspected to have pneumonia, which is one of the symptoms of the virus.

The mother has also been tested positive for the virus but the results came in after she had given birth. Authorities are not sure whether the child was infected in the womb or after it was born. The duo are being treated at separate hospitals with the mother being moved to a special hospital and the child is still at the first hospital.