"Indian nationals are strongly advised to avoid all non-essential travel abroad. On their return, they can be subjected to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days. International traffic through land borders will be restricted to designated check posts with robust screening facilities", the statement read.
The slogans by Ramdas Athawale are unlikely to assist in the government's preparation to curb the spread of the epidemic that has assumed pandemic proportions.
India may have its first casualty from the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus as 33-year-old labourer from Murshidabad, West Bengal who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia died on Sunday.
The Ireland national reportedly had high fever running when he landed in Bhubaneswar International Airport and was immediately taken for a mandatory thermal scanner screening after officials suspected him of carrying the virus.