@CMOTamilNadu :Dhardhan at big temples supended till 31 March Pooja will however continueCongregations at large churches & mosques to be suspended#TamilNadu#CoronaVirusUpdate #Corona. The state has already closed marriage halls, hotels, restaurants, banquets and dining areas across the entire state. 9.40 am: The number of commuters on Mumbai suburban trains of the Western Railway reduced by over 8 lakh to 32.6 lakh on Tuesday, PTI reports. Only those providing essential services must step out on Sunday, he says. However, it reported. 6.03 pm: Lav Agarwal, joint secretary of health ministry says India has sufficient expertise to manage coronavirus, reports ANI. Request people to visit the Ministry of Health's website for do's and don'ts. Restriction imposed in #Srinagar city for containment of any likely spread of #Coronavirus. It will be called the COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force, he adds. 11.40 am: A total of 13,316 samples from 12,426 individuals have been tested for the COVID-19 by 10 am on Thursday, the ICMR said. “I assure the country that several steps are being taken to ensure there is no shortage of basic things like milk, medicines, food items...The supply won’t stop, no need for panic-buying,” he adds. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Bhagel: Section 144 to be enforced in all the urban areas, but it should also be taken care that especially those below the poverty line, have access to sufficient supply of ration and medicines. 11.12 pm: UN chief Antonio Guterres says a global recession of record dimensions is “a near certainty” due to coronavirus and that the world is at war with the infection, reports PTI. 7.41 am: The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination board exams have not been postponed, and will be conducted according to schedule, says the board’s Chief Executive and Secretary Gerry Arathoon, according to PTI. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/2Ppw9RzXy5. Vikram Singh Yadav, Joint Secretary to Governor, Uttarakhand: All government officials working in Governor Secretariat will now work from home from 20th March to 25th March in the wake of #Coronavirus. This takes the total number of cases in Maharashtra to 47. 8.52 pm: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh warns of action against people either spreading false information about COVID-19 or trying to flee isolation wards and quarantine centres, PTI reports. 9.55 pm: Tamil Nadu closes all major temples, churches and mosques. The patient returned from the UK on March 15, the health department says. 10.03 am: The BSE Sensex is down 1,770.89 points at 27,098.62, while the Nifty 50 has now fallen below 8,000-mark, and is at 7,952.55. Coronavirus: International Hockey Federation suspends all Pro League matches until May 17. Maharashtra Health Ministry: A 22-yr-old woman tested positive for #COVID19 in Mumbai; has travel history to United Kingdom. Himachal Pradesh first Indian state to shut itself from both domestic and foreign tourists.#CoronaVirusUpdate https://t.co/ErKOCanpF1. Chief Executive Officer Ronojoy Dutta says he will take the largest paycut, 25%, amid losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Embassies will help them out.”. Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its first death – reportedly a lawmaker in Burkina Faso. 5.30 pm: The health ministry briefs the media about the coronavirus situation in India. pic.twitter.com/x7w64LaiqM. 10.11 am: Two women have tested positive in Mumbai, PTI reports. 2.48 pm: Here’s a look at the cases confirmed by the government on Thursday morning. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/9LP1ic37rf, 5.59 pm: Arvind Kejriwal says the government had started stamping people who have been asked to remain in home quarantine after their arrival in India, according to ANI. “Right now 25-30 people are working in the control room,” he adds. 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