Holi 2020
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Coronavirus Outbreak: 'Could've told us earlier'; Donald Trump slams China for being secretive about the pandemic
•'They should have told us about this', Donald Trump told reporters at a press conference in the White House on Sunday during a briefing on his administration's coronavirus response
Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi Bar Council says high court should consider total shutdown till 31 March
•It also suggested that no advocates, their staff or litigants be allowed to enter the court premises, except for urgent matters and said that the entire premises should be sanitised periodically
Coronavirus pandemic: All workplaces to remain shut in Mumbai, Pune; Italy supasses China in number of deaths
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced about ‘Janata Curfew’ which will be in place on 22 March from 7 am to 9 pm
Coronavirus outbreak: Punjab to suspend public transport from Friday midnight, postpones state board exams till 31 March
•It has also decided to shut marriage palaces, hotels, restaurants, banquets and dining places, except home delivery services and takeaways in the entire state
Thailand records 60 new cases of coronavirus in biggest jump so far; total number of infections rise to 272
•Thursday’s cases fall into two groups, the first consists of 43 cases linked to earlier cases, while the second group involves 17 new patients including arrivals from other countries
PIL filed in SC seeking removal of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh in view of health hazards posed by novel coronavirus
•Hundreds of demonstrators at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have been agitating since 15 December last year against the CAA, NRC and NPR
Coronavirus outbreak: New Zealand shuts border to all foreigners; citizens, permanent residents allowed to return
•Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a press conference that citizens and permanent residents can still return, but their options are running out as many commercial airlines are cancelling flights
Australia bans all overseas travel, declares emergency; says COVID-19 crisis could last for six months
•The formal declaration gives the government the power to close off cities or regions, impose curfews and order people to quarantine, if deemed necessary to contain the spread of the virus
Coronavirus outbreak: ASI-protected monuments including Taj Mahal, central museums to remain shut till 31 March
Fp Staff •An order regarding the same has also been issused by the ASI, there are 3,691 centrally protected monuments and sites under the ASI
Coronavirus outbreak: Epicentre of COVID-19, Wuhan confirms one more case; China reports 13 deaths taking toll to 3,226 in country so far
•Wuhan along with the entire Hubei province with over 50 million people was kept under total lockdown since 23 January banning all movement of transportation after the virus first emerged in December