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The decision comes just days after a food delivery person was found infected with coronavirus in Delhi, and 72 families in south Delhi that had to be quarantined.

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were shut on March 24 after both houses were adjourned sine die following the passage of the Finance Bill for 2020-21.

The Drug Controller Administration under the Health and Family Welfare department of Odisha has asked pharmacists to note the address or at least telephone number of the persons buying medicines for cold, cough and sneezing.

Total 442 containment zones have been made across the coronavirus-affected districts in the state to contain the spread of the deadly infection.

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has publicised a mobile helpline no 9560070212 for all such personnel.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued directives to constitute the committee while reviewing the lockdown situation with authorities at his official residence here, a statement issued by the government said.

The ministry's tweet was also shared by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

More than half the total districts in India have been infected by the coronavirus. This number has risen from 84 on March 23 to 284 on April 9 and further to 406.

The number of people recovered from COVID-19 disease went up to 88 on Saturday with seven more being discharged from hospitals in Ahmedabad, Bharuch, Rajkot and Gandhinagar.

This will, however, not apply to people coming from the periphery areas on government duty or for providing essential services.

The sharp rise in the number of cases in Patiala happened after a bookseller from the city’s old Kitabanwala Bazaar tested positive on Friday.

Made of plastic sheets, foam pieces and elastic strips, these face shields cost between Rs 8 to Rs 10 and are meant to protect those who meet several persons through the day while performing coronavirus-related duties and unknowingly touch their faces ris...

The order comes in compliance with a three-day old directive issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which made spitting in public spaces a punishable offence.

The Loktantrik Janata Dal leader said there should have been the same treatment for the students and the labourers and added that the central government should take the responsibility for everyone stuck in different parts of the country.

Shipments of vegetables from Assam have either been stopped or are not coming in due to lack of transportation, leading to a general shortage in the state.

Recently, several students and people from Northeast region faced hate remarks and were tagged as ‘Chinese’ and were blamed to be behind the spread of coronavirus in India.