Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: Complete lockdown in 30 states & UTs; curfew in Maharashtra, Punjab
Read: Pet dog infected with COVID-19, Hong Kong authorities confirm
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong was confirmed to be infected with the disease, in a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, authorities said on Wednesday.
Five people who came in contact with Paytm employee quarantined in Delhi
Five people who came in contact with a coronavirus patient who works in Gurgaon and lives in west Delhi have been tested and quarantined till their results come in, Delhi government health officials said on Thursday.
The Paytm employee, who tested positive for the contagious disease with flu like symptoms on Wednesday, came in touch with 91 people in Gurgaon, an official said, citing his counterpart in the suburban town.
Delhi government health officials are also coordinating with their counterparts in Noida to ascertain the number of people he came in contact with. (PTI)
Vrindavan Iskcon Temple urges foreigners to not visit the temple for the time being
Saurabh Das, PRO of Vrindavan Iskcon Temple in Mathura: Due to #Coronavirus, we've requested foreign devotees not to visit the temple for the next two months. If they want to visit the temple, they will have to produce the medical certificate to prove that they are not infected. pic.twitter.com/Lcsx0nolPp
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 5, 2020
World Health Organisation on the outbreak:
We are eight weeks into this #COVID19 outbreak: yet we have identified the virus, we have the genetic sequence, PCR & serological assay in use. This wealth of knowledge is unprecedented for a new disease.#coronavirus pic.twitter.com/dNAlepnEek
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 5, 2020
Read: Telangana woman conductor admitted to hospital on suspect of coronavirus infection
A woman conductor attached to Sattupalli RTC depot in Khammam district has been admitted to a hospital in Chintalapudi in West Godavari district. The doctors are conducting tests for the conductor.
Read: Coronavirus: Fourteen Italians shifted to Gurgaons's Medanta Hospital
The fourteen Italians, who have tested positive for coronavirus, have been shifted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon from an ITBP quarantine centre.
Read: COVID-19: Health Minister Briefs Rajya Sabha
The Union Health Minister, Dr. Harshvardhan told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, that 29 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and that three of them had recovered. He also said that the Prime Minister is personally monitoring the COVID-19 crisis. The Health Minister informed the Rajya Sabha that a Group of Ministers (GoM) has been constituted and had held meetings on the way forward.
Facebook contractor tests positive for COVID-19, Seattle office shut
Facebook has shut its Seattle office until March 9 after one of its contractors tested positive for COVID-19, suggesting all its employees to work from home for the rest of the month. The infected contractor was last in the Facebook office on February 21. King County health officials said all Facebook sites should work from home until March 31.
Precautions you can take to be safe:
#Coronavirus Safety Precautions pic.twitter.com/1pQ5ARNTeJ
— Hyderabad City Police (@hydcitypolice) March 3, 2020
Lucknow bans sale of meat to stop spread of coronavirus
Sale of meat, semi-cooked meat and fish has been banned in open areas in Lucknow to ensure that coronavirus does not transmit through meat. Lucknow District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash said, "Hotels and restaurants have been asked to ensure cleanliness and hygiene."