Raj Thackeray downplays Coronavirus outbreak, calls it 'another name in disease list'

MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday, downplaying outbreak of Coronavirus said that already 'many diseases' exist in country and that ar one has just made it to that list. As country battles spread of virus, Raj Thackeray took on Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government for allegedly threatening citizens of state, in name of curbing spread of coronavirus. 

"So many diseases already exist in our country. One more, named coronavirus, has joined list...it doesn't matter, but we need to take care," Thackeray said, addressing an event organised on occasion of Shiv Jayanti in central Maharashtra. "Many people asked me about spread of coronavirus and procession taken out on Shiv Jayanti. I said many diseases already exist in our country; one more got added to it, re is big deal," MNS leader said.

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Coronavirus in Maharashtra 

One more person tested positive for coronavirus in Pune on Thursday, taking number of confirmed patients of disease in city to nine, a senior official said. Earlier on Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar addressed a press conference and confirmed about 8 positive Coronavirus cases in Pune and 2 cases in Mumbai. Maharashtra Health authorities later confirmed 1 positive case in Nagpur as well.

Confirming two positive cases in city, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope stated that infected patients have a travel history of Dubai and are being currently monitored. According to state's Health Ministry. India on Wednesday suspended all visas, except a few categories such as diplomatic and employment, till April 15 in view of coronavirus outbreak, which has been declared a pandemic by World Health Organisation (WHO).

World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared vel coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak as a pandemic, months after virus spread from China's Wuhan. Over one lakh twenty thousand people have been tested positive for virus and at least 4,000 people have died and over 60,000 have recovered. virus has spread to nearly 120 countries and so far, 67 cases have been reported in India.

What is Coronavirus?

coronavirus (CoV) is a vel strain in large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from common cold to acute respiratory syndromes. Common symptoms of vel coronavirus (nCoV) strain include respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties, as per WHO. Coronaviruses are zootic, meaning y are transmitted between animals and people, according to WHO. Several kwn coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have t yet infected humans.

(With ncy inputs) 

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