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Sarma said the situation could aggravated as the deadly Japanese Encephalitis hits Assam around April every year, followed by several waves of flood from May-June onwards.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country will be put under total lockdown for 21 days, Bollywood celebrities have tweeted out in support of the decision.

In a televised address to the nation, PM Modi said there would a total ban on venturing out of homes and said it should be considered a curfew.

Dr Samba Sow, who has been nominated by WHO as one of the six special envoys on the coronavirus, says more community sensitisation needs to be carried out to successfully fight the pandemic.

Amit Shah's directive came hours after a representation was sent to him apprising him about the incidents of harassment of doctors by some landlords, claiming that coronavirus could be transmitted through the medicos.

The company's scrip zoomed 12.69 per cent to close at Rs 593.55 on the BSE. During the day, it advanced 14.99 per cent to Rs 605.70.

Amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, comedian Kevin T Porter started a thread asking people to contribute stories they have heard and experienced about TV show host Ellen DeGeneres being mean, which has now gone viral.

Kejriwal cautioned about a long battle ahead against the deadly virus. He appealed to the people to help each other in these difficult times.

The couple's uncle, who was among the two persons who later tested positive for the viral infection, was also booked for not informing health authorities that he came in contact with his nephew

Officials said the scuffle broke out over some issue at the place of their posting at a hotel at Dal lake in Srinagar.

These facilities need to be well equipped with ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPEs), masks and drugs to treat the patients, it added.

With the coronavirus epidemic hitting the entertainment sector hard, the demand of new films is expected to grow so that the industry can return on the same path after the lockdown phase.

In an e-mail to his employees, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said the company has a "reasonable" level of advanced bookings for April and it was "anxious' to fly again albeit with a reduced capacity.

Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan recently shared an image on her Instagram stories to let the world know what is she doing during her isolation days in New York.

Amid major hype, fans were waiting with bated breath for the release of 'Black Widow'. But due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic across the world, the film's release has been pushed indefinitely.

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