10 March 2020: PIB Summary & Analysis

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1. Update on COVID-19

Context:

Steps taken for curbing the spread of COVID-19 in India.

Details:

• An Advisory is issued for all incoming international passengers retuning to India to self-monitor their health and follow the recommended “DOs and DON’Ts”, since more than 100 countries across the world now have reported cases of COVID-19 and travellers to these countries, or any person having travelled abroad, might possibly have come in contact with people affected with COVID-19 during their stay there or even while in transit at airports.
• The Advisory also calls for passengers with travel history to China, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy, Thailand, Singapore, Iran, Malaysia, France, Spain and Germany to undergo self-imposed quarantine for a period of 14 days from the date of their arrival, and their employers to facilitate work-from-home for such employees during this period.
• With respect to restrictions on visa, besides the already issued instructions, all regular Visas (including e Visas) which have been granted to nationals of France, Germany and Spain on or before 11.03.2020 and where these foreigners have not yet entered India stands suspended. Regular visas (including e Visas) granted to all foreign nationals who have travel history to these countries on or after 1.2.2020 and who have not yet entered India also stands suspended.
• Indian citizens are strongly advised to refrain from travelling to France, Spain and Germany.
• A total of fifty confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India, till now.
• Of these 50 cases, 34 cases are Indian nationals and 16 are Italians.
• More than 1400 contacts have been put under surveillance for these positive cases, till date.
• Till now, positive cases have been reported from the states of Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh as well as the UTs of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.

For the latest on the COVID-19 (Wuhan Coronavirus), click on the linked article.

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