Episode 1052
2020 coronavirus pandemic in India
Fri, 2020-Mar-20 01:37 UTC
Length - 1:44
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With 307,593 views on Thursday, 19 March 2020 our article of the day is 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India.
The first case of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. As of 20 March 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed a total of 173 cases and 4 deaths in the country.
The outbreak has been declared an epidemic in more than a dozen states and union territories, where provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 have been invoked, and educational institutions and many commercial establishments have been shut down. India has also suspended all tourist visas, as a majority of the confirmed cases were linked to other countries.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:37 UTC on Friday, 20 March 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India on Wikipedia.
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