Новости за 15.03.2020

Assam was put in a partial quarantine on Sunday to prevent outbreak of Covid-19 disease as government ordered closure of all educational institutes and public places of frequent visits like cinemas, multiplexes, gyms and swimming pools while Gauhati high court restricted hearings to urgent matters only.

The number of Covid-19 positive cases rose to seven in Karnataka on Sunday after samples of one of the family members of India' first coronavirus victim in Kalaburagi tested positive.

He said barring board examinations, all exams scheduled till the specified date have been cancelled.

The government has been encouraging people to work from home to ensure they don’t fall prey to Covid-19. However, not only do bus crews of NWRTC and private operators have that luxury, many have frontline exposure to the virus. Yet, NWKRTC has not provided them safety kits like hand sanitisers and masks and many drivers, conductors and their families are worried.

Two years after it was refurbished and upgraded into a world-class facility at a cost of Rs 145 crore, Hubballi Airport has more than justified the investment by bagging the ‘Best Airport Under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)’ from Wings India-2020.

Seeking to assure the public of the government’s commitment to containing the spread of the novel coronavirus or Covid-19, Karnataka state law and parliamentary affairs minister JC Madhuswamy on Saturday asked people not to panic.

Stating that officials in all districts have been asked to assess the losses suffered by farmers during a natural disaster on priority, chief minister Yogi Adityanath asked farmers not to be worried as his government was standing with them.

Former Union minister and Congress MLC CM Ibrahim on Saturday said that the central government had responded in the affirmative to his suggestions on tweaking the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).