TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 27, 2020, 21: 12 IST
A volunteer in hazmat suit, Kabul. (Credits: AFP)
NEW DELHI: As the number of coronavirus cases in India went past 700 and the death toll stood at 17 on Friday, the cabinet secretary asked states to take note of the ‘gap’ in tracking people who travelled abroad and are now in India. Meanwhile, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for Covid-19 disease and New York state, the epicenter of the US outbreak, reported 100 more deaths in one day.
Here are the top developments:
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NATION
- Number of coronavirus cases in India is 724 with a death toll of 17, said health ministry.
- The Prime Minister’s Office directed Union ministers to file a daily report on various measures being taken to contain COVID-19.
- Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba asks states to urgently strengthen surveillance of international travellers who entered the country before lockdown.
- Medical entrance exam NEET postponed due to coronavirus lockdown.
- Army distributes rations to migrants and daily wage workers in Kashmir.
- Visa announces compulsory leave without pay of up to 3 days for senior employees.
- CERT-In says there is a spurt in cyberattacks on personal comps since ‘work from home’ protocol began amid lockdown.
- President asks Governors, Lt Governors to engage Red Cross and religious bodies to contain COVID-19 spread.
- Elderly, differently-abled, and widows will get three months’ pension in advance, the Centre says.
- Prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind urges Muslims to pray from home.
- SC seeks Centre’s response on plea for evacuating 850 pilg