Five Coronavirus suspects escape from isolation ward of Nagpur hospital, traced by police

Amid Coronavirus scare across globe, five suspected patients on Friday night escaped ir isolation wards from Mayo Hospital in Nagpur. According to police, patients h left ward for snacks but y did t return. As per reports, one of m h tested negative, while results of ors are awaited. 

S Suryavanshi, Sub-Inspector, Nagpur Tehsil police station said, "We have traced m and y will be brought back to hospital by ministration."

inspector furr ded that since it is a sensitive issue, y are coordinating with staff of Mayo hospital

Maha CM declares 'Coronavirus epidemic'

Maharashtra government on Friday invoked Epidemic Diseases Act declaring Coronavirus as an epidemic, as anunced by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Informing state assembly of number of positive cases detected at that time, he declared all  schools to be shut in Pune and Pimpri Chinchw till furr tice barring where 10th and 12th standard board exams are being conducted. Affirming that schools in Mumbai and elsewhere will remain open, Thackeray ded that gyms, swimming pools and atres in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Pimpri-Chinchw will be closed starting midnight on Friday till 30th March.

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Coronavirus in India

As of date, total number of positive cases in India has soared up to over 83 as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Along with it, two deaths have been reported in Kalaburagi and West Delhi respectively. India has suspended all visas, barring for a few categories such as diplomatic and employment apart from keeping in abeyance visa-free travel facility to OCI cardholders till April 15. Moreover, Centre has “strongly vised” Indians to avoid all n-essential travel abro. government is also monitoring all suspected cases and issued preventive visories. 

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Coronavirus crisis

First detected in Wuhan in December 2019, COVID-19- vel coronavirus has affected nearly 123 countries in world. Presently, re are over 1,36,895 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of 5,077 people. As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to treat COVID-19, countries have been grappling with all possible mechanisms to contain its scope. So far, China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran have witnessed most number of confirmed cases of vel coronavirus.

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(With ANI Inputs)