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Man suspected of coronavirus jumps to death
A man suspected to be infected with COVID-19 allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a Safdarjung Hospital building on Wednesday, soon after he was admitted to the facility in New Delhi by airport authorities, police said.
The man was brought by the airport authorities as a coronavirus suspect and was immediately put in the isolation ward, hospital sources said.
His samples had been taken and sent for testing, they said, adding the reports are awaited.
He forced open the isolation ward and jumped off the seventh floor of the building, they said. — PTI
https://news.rediff.com/commentary/2020/mar/18/...
Coronavirus Outbreak: Soon, Seating Arrangements In BEST; Shops To Be Open On Alternate Days
At present, Maharashtra has the highest number COVID-19 cases in the country at 43, with Mumbai, Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad reporting one cases each on Wednesday
I don’t want to panic anyone out here but i feel it will be tough for us in India .
1. India is 2 populous
2. No proper checks.
3. Corona can go undetected for days
4. India don’t have equipment to test at all part of country
I am damn 1000% sure the number that we see on TV or media are fake ..
Govt must state how many people were tested .. what were the outcome .. who were cured , critical death..
I have isolated from everyone ..but i have sinking feeling ..
Hope i am wrong and things get settle soon .
Anyways everybody is entitled to keep their own opinions so you keep yours & I will keep mine…Peace…
And I will correct it if I can.
Because each ignorant opinion openly posted can affect 100s of people.
No personal biasness.
There are a few thousand cases of Corona in India already. 
Start isolating yourselves.
Only TWO deaths in India though…
What’s wrong is the confidence and stubborn behavior of the authorities. It will be funny and sad in 3 days from now.
Something big will be announced today by Modi sir,, Some big decisions for sure
Tune news channel @ 8PM tonight
PM coming on tv @ 8 PM
This makes a lot of sense to me.
Would have been better to leave the people behind , tough decisions make a strong nation
Or these people should have been taken to some remote Navy ship for true isolation rather than leaving them open in cities
Indians need to be put under strict regulations, then only we people understand
Laundry workers refuse to wash clothes of Covid-19 patients
Growing concern over the spread of coronavirus was evident at the local government medical college in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, where laundry service staff refused to wash clothes from the isolation ward which has three Covid-19 patients and another four under observation.
The ward staff on Monday gave the isolation ward clothes like bedsheets, curtains etc for cleaning to the ‘dhobi’, who also washes clothes of other wards.
However, people responsible for cleaning the clothes refused to wash the clothes belonging to isolation ward fearing infection from them. “We fear that we will catch the coronavirus infection if we touch these clothes,” said Ashok Chaudhary, a washerman. PTI
Isnt the washing staff provided adequate gear for protection ?
If thats true then the isolation is an eyewash , an epidemic is on the way
Considering that the term “dhobi” is being used i dont think any special arrangement for handling has been done
6 ‘home quarantine’ stamped passengers deboarded
Six passengers who returned from Singapore recently and have ‘home quarantine stamp’ on their hands, were deboarded from Saurashtra Express at Borivali Railway Station today, Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, Maharashtra, says. This is the second consecutive incident to be reported.
Just yesterday, four Germany-returned passengers with ‘home quarantine’ stamp on their hands were de-boarded from the Bandra Terminus-Delhi Garibrath Express train at Palghar station, around 100 kms from Mumbai, on Wednesday after co-passengers raised an alarm, the Western Railway said.
The four passengers were de-boarded from coach number G4 and G5 of 12216 Garibrath at Palghar station when travel ticket examiner and co-passengers raised an alarm after seeing the stamp on their hands, a Western Railway spokesperson said.
https://news.rediff.com/commentary/2020/mar/19/...
Oh cool, now where are the people who said that these retards would be lynched in the other thread? The stamped cases are a real threat to others, too many geniuses telling us how the country should be run based on their long zero experience of running a city/state/nation 
Do not step out of your homes, urges Maha CM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday urged the people of the state not to step out of their homes in order to help contain the spread of coronavirus. “People should not step out of their homes,” Thackeray said in his brief televised address. The chief minister also said that he has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the coronavirus situation and he has assured all possible help to the state.
“We all have to take precautionary measures, avoid unnecessary travelling. The situation is not critical but it is worrisome,” Thackeray said.
Some Chamans from Nagpur. Give them Roadies style salute. 
In a 1st, Mumbai dabbawalas to suspend service
Mumbai’s famed tiffin suppliers, the dabbawalas, on Thursday said they are suspending their services till March 31 in view of the coronavirus situation. Subhash Talekar, spokesperson of Mumbai Dabbawala Association on said the service will remain suspended from Friday as a precautionary measure. Talekar said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has appealed not to crowd on local trains to contain coronavirus and hence responding to his appeal their association decided to suspend the tiffin delivery service.
The dabbawalas have never stopped delivery unless stopped by the forces of nature — Mumbai floods.
Some Chamans from Nagpur. Give them Roadies style salute.
Sab jholmaal hai bhai, yaha logo ko sikhane jao nCoV ke baare to apne ko hi dialogue marte hai 
For people thinking how China was able to contain this disease, maybe they should look why the govt there is feared. Yaha govt lockdown ki baat kare to DD pe hi riots ho jayenge, desh nahi sudharna waala 
So now people with just cold are also testing positive for the virus 
Yet based on WHO and many other health organizations..one is considered as a suspect only if she/he has fever w/ cold/sore throat
https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-n...
Another group of idiots.
They only fear from Allah. Not corona 
Bar on international flights to India for 1 week
Government of India notifications on the coronavirus pandemic:
— No scheduled international commercial passenger flights shall be allowed to land in India from March 22 for one week.
— State governments shall issue appropriate directions so that all citizens above 65 (other than for medical assistance) except for public representatives /govt servants/medical professionals are advised to remain at home.
— State governments are being requested to enforce work for home for private sector employees except those working in emergency/essential services.
— All children below 10 should be advised to stay at home and not to venture out.
— Railways and civil aviation shall suspend all concessional travel except for students, patients and divyang category.
Spain coronavirus toll 767, 30% jump in 24 hours
Coronavirus death toll hits 767 in Spain, 30 percent jump in 24 hours. Since last Sunday, the country has only been testing either those with acute respiratory infection who need to be hospitalized or essential workers, meaning the recently confirmed cases are serious, reports say.
Spain is the fourth-worst affected country in the world by the pandemic and has been in lockdown since last Saturday evening.
On Wednesday, a director of the Spanish police force confirmed in a press conference that 73 people have been detained for not obeying the emergency law, which forbids people from leaving their homes for non-essential reasons.
India reports 4th coronavirus death; Total up to 169
Coronavirus cases in India climbed to 169 on Thursday after fresh cases were reported, including from Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh, while most of the states and Union Territories imposed restrictions, inching towards partial shutdown in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, which has claimed four lives in the country.
PM won’t announce ‘lockdown’ in today’s address: Prasar Bharati CEO
Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar on Thursday dismissed media speculations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce a lockdown in view of coronavirus outbreak during his address to the nation at 8 pm.
Shekhar called the speculations “incorrect”, stating that it will create unnecessary panic in the minds of people.
“Some media outlets are speculating that PM Modi will announce a lockdown in his address. This information is incorrect. It will also create unnecessary panic in minds of people, which is the last thing we need in times like this,” he tweeted.
The Prime Minister is expected to talk about issues relating to COVID-19 on Thursday at 8 pm and the efforts to combat the pandemic.Earlier in the day, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said it would be disappointed if the government did not announce a total lockdown for a period of 2-4 weeks.
“What will the Prime Minister announce at 8 pm today? I will be disappointed if the PM did not announce a total lockdown, at least of all towns and cities, for a period of 2-4 weeks,” Chidambaram tweeted. He asserted that “anything less will be letting down this country.”
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the ongoing efforts to contain COVID-19 in India. So far, a total of 169 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country. Three persons have died from the disease. — ANI
COVID-19: BMC orders closure of shops in parts of Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Municipal corporation on Thursday ordered the closure of shops on different roads of the city on alternate days till further orders in view of COVID-19 pandemic.
In exercise of the power conferred under section 2,3 and 4 of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897, the Assistant Municipal Commissioner of BMC has ordered the closure of shops on alternate days of the week in Prabhadevi, Worli and Lower Parel in order to avoid crowding and implement social distancing.
All shops and establishments with the exception of medical stores, grocery shops, fuel stations and banks will be covered in this order.
The shops and establishments on the south-bound roads in Prabhadevi, Worli and Lower Parel will be closed on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The north-bound roads will be closed on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The BMC has also ordered that any person who fails to implement the closure orders will be liable for penal action under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. — PTI
Kolhapur man beaten up for not wearing mask and sneezing in public
https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/kolhapur-ma...
So, guys what’s the plan? Until someone invents a vaccine, all we can do is to roll over to a side, and wait. What can be achieved by just arguing and arguing and facts and propaganda. Chill, Relax. Enjoy life till it lasts. We were born to only die, right. If today is the day then so be it. If not today, day after tomorrow or some days latter I will die. So, we should make our choices a bit wiser so that before dying, we won’t be seeking extra minutes to be able to live our life in a different way.
Well. I don’t know what gonna happen. So, I will encourage you people to stay united and stand together.
Guys you gonna read this. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-colle...
“In the (unlikely) absence of any control measures or spontaneous changes in individual behaviour, we
would expect a peak in mortality (daily deaths) to occur after approximately 3 months (Figure 1A). In
such scenarios, given an estimated R0 of 2.4, we predict 81% of the GB and US populations would be
infected over the course of the epidemic. Epidemic timings are approximate given the limitations of
surveillance data in both countries: The epidemic is predicted to be broader in the US than in GB and
to peak slightly later. This is due to the larger geographic scale of the US, resulting in more distinct
localised epidemics across states (Figure 1B) than seen across GB. The higher peak in mortality in GB is due to the smaller size of the country and its older population compared with the US. In total, in an
unmitigated epidemic, we would predict approximately 510,000 deaths in GB and 2.2 million in the
US, not accounting for the potential negative effects of health systems being overwhelmed on
mortality.”
This is legit scary stuff. But panicking, debating won’t help anyone. I understand and respect each one’s ego. And would suggest guys to go further beyond your comfort zone, read articles, share em here. Read articles from reputed sources. It hurts eyes and mind. But at least we need to update ourselves, right? So, let’s be open and let’s keep every option open. 
Yes thats true, we can just delay the peak, we will likely get it around June July, And the world will start to go back to normal probably by the end of September.
Well I can share videos where the CDC & other experts gave testimony to the US’ Congress & Senate about the spread of the disease & how it’ll progress given the trends since Dec/jan period. The issue is people simply aren’t listening, I posted in the other thread that 70-80% of the people worldwide can get infected. This will not happen over 3 months though, with social distancing & mandatory restrictions it may take as much as 2 years, unless there’s a cure or vaccine in that time. When your friends or relatives are laughing it off you better start packing your bags & book a motel room for yourself in some isolated far off place 
Yes bhai.
SSC CHSL & JE 2020 exams postponed due to coronavirus , If you know any person whose exam was scheduled for tomorrow please let him know the exam is postponed now, Otherwise he’ll have to suffer for the journey.
Somebody said it finally (This was necessary, atleast in Mumbai) – https://www.instagram.com/tv/B961N24Jzmc/?igshi...
Necessary gyaan
Some good news
// ICMR says no community transmission as 829 samples test negative //
829 needs to be 8k >>> 80k
Correct. Too small a sample size.
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P.S. Not my taken pic…I’d have taken the mask off the mannequin and give it to the child…
@ Kolkata..