Coronavirus: Railways cancels 84 more trains; 155 cancelled till Mar 31

Railways on Thursday cancelled 84 trains, which will t operate between March 20 and March 31, in view of low occupancy and vel coronavirus pandemic, officials said.

With this, total number of cancelled trains has climbed to 155.

Railway officials said trains were identified last night and decision will be effective from March 20 until March 31.

"All passengers having tickets in se 155 trains are being informed about it individually. cancellation fee will be taken for se trains. Passengers will get 100-per cent refund," an official said.

national transporters has also issued a set of guidelines to zonal headquarters for its catering staff, stating employee having fever, cough, runny se or difficulty in breathing "should be deployed in business of food handling on Indian Railways".

vel coronavirus cases in India rose to 169 on Thursday after 18 fresh cases were reported from various parts of country, according to Health Ministry.

cases include 25 foreign nationals -- 17 from Italy, 3 from Philippines, two from UK, one each belonging to Canada, Indonesia and Singapore.

figure also includes three deaths reported from Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra so far.