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Coronavirus Pandemic: Union Govt announces lockdown in 75 Covid-19 affected districts; trains, metros, interstate passenger transport suspended

OpIndia Staff -
A total of 75 districts which have reported coronavirus positive cases across the country have been put under lockdown by the government
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Editor's picks

‘Culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China a time bomb’: Read how paper published 12 years ago predicted Coronavirus pandemic

OpIndia Staff -
The Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a profound impact on human society going forward. Given the extent of its impact, it is a history-altering event that will determine national and global policies
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Opinions

The hidden message behind PM Modi’s ‘Janata Curfew’

Abhinav Khare -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a Janata curfew from 7 am to 9 pm on 22 March, Sunday to battle the coronavirus pandemic. He asked for our help in making this successful
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News Reports

Coronavirus scare: Indian Railways cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March

OpIndia Staff -
A notification issued by Indian Railways said that all passenger train services on Indian Railways will be cancelled till 31 March 2020.
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News Reports

Coronavirus Scare: Rajasthan, Punjab governments order complete down till March 31, only essential services to remain open

OpIndia Staff -
During the lockdown in Rajasthan and Punjab, only essential services and medical facilities will remain open to the public.
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News Reports

Qatar returned 38-year-old in Patna dies while getting treated for kidney ailments, tested positive for Coronavirus after death

OpIndia Staff -
In the first case of death being reported from Eastern India, one person has died in Patna, Bihar who was tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus.
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News Reports

Anti-CAA protestors continue to defy Janata Curfew as they continue to stage protests: Details of shocking irresponsibility

OpIndia Staff -
Certain elements under the guise of protesting against CAA have descended on the streets at a time the global epidemic Wuhan Coronavirus is creating a scare across the country.
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News Reports

Four-and-a-half-year-old initially suspected to be the first case of coronavirus in Assam tests negative

OpIndia Staff -
The Assam girl with a recent travel history to Bihar had tested positive for Coronavirus initially but tested negative during 2nd confirmatory test.
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News Reports

Wuhan Coronavirus claims 5th life in India: 63 year old​ man breathes his last

OpIndia Staff -
A 63-year-old man has succumbed to the Wuhan Coronavirus in Maharashtra, taking India's death toll to 5. He was admitted yesterday
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Government and Policy

Empty streets, public transportation closed as citizens overwhelmingly support PM Modi’s call for ‘Janata Curfew’ to fight the Wuhan Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
On Sunday, Roads are empty, public transport and markets closed across the country as millions of the citizens have put themselves under a 14-hour long voluntary curfew today to limit the fast-spreading coronavirus epidemic in the country.
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Political Fact-Check

TMC politician shares old picture of over​crowded railway station to allege mishandling of Coronavirus: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
The Wuhan Coronavirus has created havoc globally with over 3,00,000 cases and 12,948 deaths as of last evening.
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News Reports

Kanika Kapoor, after being booked for negligence​, throws a tantrum while being treated for the Wuhan Coronavirus: Here is what the hospital said

OpIndia Staff -
Kanika Kapoor, who has now been booked for negligence by the Uttar Pradesh police has been throwing tantrums while the doctors are trying to treat her for the Coronavirus.
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Kapil Sibal sought Ranjan Gogoi’s help to impeach CJI Deepak Mishra in 2018, was not let in the house: Gogoi makes explosive revelations​

OpIndia Staff -
Retired Chief Justice of India (CJI) and now Rajya Sabha MP Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Sunday made a sensational revelation against Congress leader and Supreme Court advocate Kapil Sibal
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News Reports

After woman in Pune, resident of Kolkata without a history of traveling ​abroad tests positive for Wuhan Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
A fourth case of the Wuhan Coronavirus has been reported from West Bengal
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News Reports

United Nations asks nations to put a moratorium on capital punishment a day after the hanging of convicts in Nirbhaya case

OpIndia Staff -
UN asked countries to halt capital punishment a day after hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts in India
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News Reports

22 rebel Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh join BJP

OpIndia Staff -
22 rebel Congress MLAs from MP, including six cabinet ministers who resigned along with Jyotiraditya Scindia, joined BJP.
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Ahmedabad Airport Authority bust lies peddled by a traveller alleging that there was no thermal screening at the airport

OpIndia Staff -
Traveler alleges no thermal screening was done on him at Ahmedabad Airport, authorities release CCTV footage showing he was screened
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News Reports

Chemist booked for selling N-95 masks four times the fixed price in Himachal

OpIndia Staff -
A retailer may charge 10 percent margin of profit on as per notification but he was caught selling the N-95 masks with 376% margin
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News Reports

Kerala: Thousands defy social distancing guidelines to celebrate ‘Arattu’ festival in Thiruvananthpuram amidst coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
Thousands of people participated in ‘Arattu’ procession of Malayinkeezhu Sree Krishna Swami Temple in Kerala
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News Reports

Pune Swayamsevak comes out with a way to feed students during shut down of hotels, canteens and mess halls due to Coronavirus outbreak

Shriya Gune -
RSS swayamsevak in Pune appeals people to arrange for food for students during the shut of eateries due to Coronavirus
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News Reports

Movie producer Manish Mundra pledges Rs 3 crores to secure 70 ventilators amidst the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
As the Wuhan coronavirus cases witness a sudden surge in the country, Masaan movie producer Manish Mundra has pledged his support to arrange as many as 70 ventilators
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News Reports

WB govt orders rice and potato distribution at schools on Sunday, BJP alleges deliberate move to defy Janta Curfew called by PM

OpIndia Staff -
Rice and potato distribution which was scheduled on 23 & 24 March has been preponed to Sunday in WB, the day of Janta Curfew
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News Reports

SP leader Ramakant Yadav booked for calling the Coronavirus outbreak in India a ‘BJP’s tactic to divert attention from the protests against CAA’

OpIndia Staff -
The Azamgarh police booked the SP leader under Section 3 of the Epidemic Act and several sections of the IPC
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Telangana: Police nab absconding coronavirus-suspect Indonesian national, co-passengers kept in isolation

OpIndia Staff -
An Indonesian man, who is a coronavirus (COVID-19) suspect, was absconding leading to a tense situation in the Kurnool city
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News Reports

The Islamic Republic of Bangladesh shuts down its largest brothel amidst coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
Bangladesh has closed the operations of its largest brothel, Daulatdia, amidst the coronavirus outbreak that has infected 20 people.
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Coronavirus: Boxer Mary Kom breaks quarantine protocol after returning from Jordan, attends breakfast hosted by President

OpIndia Staff -
Incidentally, that breakfast party was also attended by BJP leader Dushyant Singh, who came in contact with infected Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor
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News Reports

Wuhan Coronavirus: Ignoring social distancing appeal, Muslims continue to gather in large numbers to offer Friday Namaaz

OpIndia Staff -
Indian is adopting measures to make sure that coronavirus spread can be contained at stage 2 and that we do not enter stage-3
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News Reports

Railway ministry asks people to avoid train travel as several Covid-19 infected persons found travelling in trains

OpIndia Staff -
12 Railway passengers tested positive for novel coronavirus, two deboarded after found with mandatory quarantine stamp.
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News Reports

Pakistan crosses 500 confirmed cases of Covid-19, PM Imran Khan says cannot afford a nationwide lockdown

OpIndia Staff -
Imran Khan had warned that a spike in the number of coronavirus victims would put the country's available medical resources under stress.
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News Reports

Many inbound travellers took paracetamol tablets in flight to evade isolation, reveals a passenger onboard London-Mumbai flight

OpIndia Staff -
Passengers on-board London to Mumbai flight took paracetamol tablets an hour before the landing to evade thermal screening, says co-passenger
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Government and Policy

Wuhan Coronavirus: ‘In the last 60 days, world has changed,’ Odisha Govt enforces near-complete lockdown in five districts and seven towns

OpIndia Staff -
Odisha Govt has ordered a complete lockdown of five districts and seven towns from the 22nd of March to the 29th in the wake of Coronavirus
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News Reports

Islam above Coronavirus safety: Users take to TikTok to spread falsehood, launch campaign against social distancing

OpIndia Staff -
At a time when social distancing is crucial, these TikTok videos encourage people under the guise of Islam to indulge in risky behaviour.
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News Reports

Jamia Coordination Committee invites people to mark 100 days of protest amidst Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak, to be joined by Shaheen Bagh ‘Dadis’

OpIndia Staff -
Such large public gatherings are the perfect breeding ground for the coronavirus to infect even more people.
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News Reports

Two foreign returned women defy coronavirus isolation protocol in Kolkata, forcibly admitted to hospital

OpIndia Staff -
The two women who refused self-isolation are identified as residents of housing societies of the Bellygunge area of South Kolkata.
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News Reports

Posts claiming presence of swans, dolphins in canals of Venice after Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak turns out to be misleading

OpIndia Staff -
Despite the clarification, Kaveri has not deleted her misleading Twitter posts. Speaking to the NGC, she argued that her posts were still relevant because waters in Venice are clearer than usual a result of decreased boat activity and that is what mattered to her.
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News Reports

UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh tests negative for Wuhan Coronavirus after attending infected Kanika Kapoor’s party

K Bhattacharjee -
Health Minister of Uttar Pradesh Jai Pratap Singh has tested negative for the Wuhan Coronavirus after attending a party with singer Kanika Kapoor
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News Reports

ICMR releases revised testing strategy for coronavirus, all asymptomatic contacts of confirmed positive cases will be tested

OpIndia Staff -
ICMR says all patients suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Illness, cough and fever and/or shortness of breath will be tested
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News Reports

Coronavirus: Yogi Govt announces monetary help, free ration, for more than 35 lakh daily wage earners in the state

OpIndia Staff -
Till now, 23 coronavirus positive cases have been identified in UP which includes Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor
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Delhi: Jahangirpuri anti-CAA protest organizer tests positive for Wuhan Coronavirus after meeting his infected sister

K Bhattacharjee -
The person is admitted to the Lok Nayak Hospital in Delhi while his sister is undergoing treatment at Safdarjung Hospital.
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Law Student and Lawyers file Complaint with Delhi Police against Shaheen Bagh Protesters in wake of Covid-19 pandemic

OpIndia Staff -
The protests at Shaheen Bagh pose an imminent threat and danger to the lives of millions of Indians due to the Covid-19 outbreak
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News Reports

‘We wash hands 5 times a day for Namaz’, says Shaheen Bagh Anti-CAA protester: Protests to continue with some changes even as Coronavirus spreads

OpIndia Staff -
One of the Shaheen Bagh protestors said, "We offer namaz five times a day and wash our hands", suggesting how she was safe from coronavirus.
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News Reports

Coronavirus: 3 AMU PhD students who escaped from a quarantine facility found in Kashmir, 1 still untraceable

OpIndia Staff -
The dean added that all three – Azad Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Iqbal Rather and Bilal Ahmad Rather, who returned from Dubai were absconding since 9:45 pm on 18 March.
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News Reports

Lucknow Police registers case against singer Kanika Kapoor for negligence and spread of Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Kanika Kapoor was booked for negligence, disobedience of an order issued by a public servant to curtail the spread of Coronavirus
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News Reports

NDTV anchor Sonal Mehrotra self-quarantines after sister-in-law Kanika Kapoor tests positive for Covid-19

OpIndia Staff -
Taking to Twitter, Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor confirmed that she has been in self-isolation after her relative Kanika Kapoor tested positive
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News Reports

5 million people from Wuhan, the ​epicentre of Coronavirus, had left the city before China put stringent restrictions in place: Report

OpIndia Staff -
5 million people from Wuhan, China had already left the city before the stringent restrictions kicked in to curb Coronavirus
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Multiple cases of sexual harassment emerge against JNU doctoral student who was once associated with AISA and Pinjra Tod

OpIndia Staff -
Aman Sinha, a former member of Left-wing group AISA, Pinjra Tod and a doctoral student, is accused of "targeting and preying on women across different colleges in DU".
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News Reports

Online hate, unsolicited advice, breach of privacy and more – Delhi’s first Coronavirus patient recounts his ordeal

OpIndia Staff -
Educated professionals known to the man had been giving unsolicited medical advice about coronavirus, often wrought with baseless rumours.
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News Reports

Corona emerged from Quran, nothing will happen to us: Shaheen Bagh protester

OpIndia Staff -
Protesters at Shaheen Bagh claim praying and reading Quran renders them insusceptible from the threat of coronavirus
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Kashmiri students returned from Bangladesh vandalise Srinagar airport refusing to go for quarantine, parents join protests

OpIndia Staff -
Bangladesh returnee students created chaos on Srinagar airport refusing to go for quarantine due to novel coronavirus scare
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News Reports

Indians react to people not taking social distancing norms seriously amid coronavirus pandemic: Read who became the object of their ire

Jinit Jain -
Singer Kanika Kapoor, BJP leaders Shivraj Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje & Sudhyant Singh slammed for defying social distancing norms
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