NEW DELHI: With reports of confirmed coronavirus positive cases from states now touching 100 including two deaths (health ministry figures put the number of cases at 84), government on Saturday decided to treat the incidence of Covid-19 as a ‘notified disaster’ for the purpose of providing assistance for medical facilities under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
It also suspended all types of passenger movements on Indo-Pak border from March 16. On Friday, the government had announced that passenger traffic will be allowed only through 19 land check posts of total 37. Passenger bus and rail services to Bangladesh have also been suspended for a month till April 15.
The central assistance to states will include setting up of quarantine facilities with temporary provisions for accommodation, food, clothing and medical care, sample collection and screening. It will also cover costs of additional government testing labs, consumables f
