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Coronavirus live updates: PM urges people not to rush to villages, avoid crowding trains, buses

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 21, 2020, 23:20:44 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: PM urges people not to rush to villages, avoid crowding trains, buses

Coronavirus has infected more than 2,70,000 people and killed more than 11,000 across the world. Meanwhile, India has reported four deaths and 283 cases so far. In his address to the nation, PM Modi called for Janata Curfew on March 22 and urged people to avoid panic-buying. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

11:14 (IST) Mar 21

State seeks permission to conduct tests in private labs: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope

11:01 (IST) Mar 21

Read: ICMR revises testing strategy to fight the spread of new coronavirus

The Indian Council of Medical Research revised its strategy to fight the spread of the new coronavirus on Saturday, saying all hospitalised patients with severe acute respiratory illness, shortness of breath and having fever and cough will now be tested for COVID-19 infection.

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10:45 (IST) Mar 21

Woman with recent travel history to Scotland tests positive for coronavirus in West Bengal; third confirmed case in the state, reports PTI quoting officials

10:36 (IST) Mar 21

Anyone left out of all these schemes will be given Rs 1,000 through the disaster management fund, says CM

10:36 (IST) Mar 21

UP ministers have been advised to work from home

10:35 (IST) Mar 21

Old age, disability and widow pension for April and May to be paid in April: CM Yogi

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10:35 (IST) Mar 21

83 lakh to get an advanced pension in UP, to receive pension of may in April

10:34 (IST) Mar 21

MNREGA workers who have not been paid yet will be paid in March, says CM

10:33 (IST) Mar 21

Those who do not have ration card will get these cards on priority so that they can get 20 kg wheat and 15 kg rice for free: UP CM

10:30 (IST) Mar 21

Rs 1000 each will be given to 15 lakh daily wage labourers and 20.37 lakh construction workers to help them meet their daily needs, says CM Yogi

10:24 (IST) Mar 21

About 15 lakh thela and rickshaw workers will also get Rs 1,000 through DBT: Yogi Adityanath

10:23 (IST) Mar 21

No metro services in UP tomorrow: CM Yogi

10:23 (IST) Mar 21

For 20.37 lakh labourers registered with the UP labour department, Rs 1,000 will be paid through direct bank transfer, says Yogi Adityanath

10:21 (IST) Mar 21

Air India to mount a 787-Dreamliner to Rome today to evacuate students, other travellers or any Indians stranded there.

The flight will return to Delhi tomorrow morning, reports ANI

10:20 (IST) Mar 21

A 52-year-old man with travel history to Sri Lanka tests positive for coronavirus in Vadodara

10:20 (IST) Mar 21

Coronavirus: Indian nationals in US advised to stay safe and isolated

As India's week-long ban on international commercial flights comes into effect on March 22, the Indian Embassy in the US has advised its nationals to stay safe and isolated to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Read more

10:16 (IST) Mar 21

A total of 23 people have been found to be infected with coronavirus in UP: Yogi Adityanath

10:14 (IST) Mar 21

UP CM Yogi Adityanath: Nine persons have recovered completely from the coronavirus in UP

10:06 (IST) Mar 21

Coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra rise to 63; eleven more cases found since Friday evening: Official

09:50 (IST) Mar 21

Singapore reports first deaths in coronavirus battle, reports Reuters

Singapore reported two coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday of people with underlying health conditions, marking the first fatalities in the city-state's widely praised battle against the infection. Read more