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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.
New Delhi: 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.
Here are some of the other updates:
• The Cabinet Secretary has been coordinating with state chief secretaries and with all ministries. Video conferences are being held with states.
• Travel advisories are being revised constantly in view of the evolving situation.
• The Health Minister also briefed the Upper House on suspension of visas to people from China, Korea, Iran and Italy.
• Dr. Harshvardhan announced that a self-declaration form is to be filled by passengers at all airports.
• Indian passengers have been advised to avoid non-essential travel to COVID-19 affected countries.
• The total number of positive cases in the country rose to 29 with a Paytm employee testing positive in Gurugram on the outskirts of Delhi. The employee, who had been to Italy on a vacation, has been quarantined and other employees in the building have been asked to work from home.
• The Medanta Hospital at the request of the government admitted 15 Italian tourists who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Italians were first screened and later shifted to the Medanta Hospital from the ITBP isolation facility.
• The CBSE meanwhile, has allowed students writing exams to use sanitisers and masks.
• The Mumbai civic body set up its own screening facility to tackle the COVID-19 challenge, while the Uttar Pradesh government constituted an 18 member body to handle the COVID-19 crisis.
• In Madhya Pradesh tests of two individuals are awaited.
• All positive samples across the country are being sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV) at Pune for reconfirmation.
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