Chennai: Shaheen Bagh-like anti-CAA protest suspended amid Coronavirus outbreak

In wake of Coronavirus outbreak,  month-long agitation against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) at Washermanpet in Chennai has been temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning.

"Due to Coronavirus spread and to support state and central government to contain same, we have called off our protest," Laef, an organizer of Shaheen Bagh Vannarapattai Anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protest said while speaking to ANI. On March 14, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K Shanmugam had a meeting with representatives from Muslim community at State Secretariat in which he urged Muslim community to call off protests citing Coronavirus threat.

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total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India has reached 147, including 122 Indians and 24 foreign nationals according to government data on Wednesday morning. deadly virus has claimed three lives in country. Maharashtra is worst-hit state in country from vel coronavirus with 38 people testing positive for infection and one casualty reported in Mumbai on Tuesday. Kerala with 27 cases becomes  second state to report maximum cases of Coronavirus after Maharashtra, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi. Centre has “strongly advised” Indians to avoid all n-essential travel abroad. government is also monitoring all suspected cases and has issued preventive advisories. Schools, malls, cinema halls, parks, various places across country have been shut as a preventive measure against virus.

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Coronavirus – A Pandemic 

vel Coronavirus has affected nearly 148 countries in world. Presently, re are around 1,98,753 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of around 7,989 people. As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to treat COVID-19 yet, 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 and have entered st three of outbreak, while India is still in st two of virus spread.

(With ANI inputs)

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