Coronavirus in India

What is Coronavirus?

Coronavirus is a new type of virus that has been started in China in 2019. It causes a disease known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID -19). It is a type of family of viruses that has symptoms such as common cold, fever, tiredness, and problem in breathing. The cases of COVID-19 have been growing in various countries, including Iran, Italy, America, India, so WHO declared this virus as a global pandemic in march 2020.

This virus mainly spreads from person to person and those who are in close contact. It is a contagious disease. It also spreads through the respiratory droplets of the infected person, if he or she sneezes or coughs. Its symptoms can be mild to severe, and mainly severe for those whose age is greater than 60 or people with HIV, Asthma, and pregnant woman.

How does the coronavirus spread?

Coronavirus mainly spreads from person to person or through the droplets of the infected person. When the infected person sneezes or coughs, then the droplets will fall on the land, and if any uninfected person touches these droplets, then that person will also get infected.

Coronavirus in India

The first case of COVID - 19 in India appeared on 30 January, 2020. On 04 July, the indian health ministry has approved a total of 650,431 cases, 394,411 recoveries, and 18,669 deaths. In India, the rate of this infection appears to be 1.7, which is quite lower than in other affected countries.

Deaths in India

The first three cases of coronavirus appeared in Kerala, and they were students who came from China. As we know that the transmission rate of this virus is higher, so several cases have been reported within a month. On 10^th March, the total number of cases reached 50, and on 12^th March, a 76-year-old who came from Saudi Arabia became the first victim in the country. On 04 July, the death toll reached to 18,669. On 31^th March, the first death due to coronavirus appeared in Tamil Nadu.

Let's observe the statistics of deaths in India.

The above statistics show the age of a person who was died with respect to their states.

Cases in India

The below table shows the number of cases that occurred due to the infection of this disease.

Actions are taken by the Government of India.

19^th March: On 19^th March, Modi announced that there would be a "Janta Curfew" on Sunday, 22 March, from 7 am to 9 pm. He requested all the citizens not to move out of their house and do work from home. He also requested all the private companies to provide their employees "work from home". He also asked all the students to come out of their home and clap their hands to give the tribute to all the emergency services such as doctors, police, health workers, government officials, home delivery services, etc. On the evening of 22^nd March, Modi tweets, "Janata Curfew is just the beginning of a long battle against COVID-19," which means that curfew is the first step to fight against this disease. He also announced lockdown in some states and districts because, according to him, social distancing is the only way that can prevent us from the coronavirus.

24^th March: On 24^th March, Modi announced nationwide lockdown, which will be implemented for 21 days. He requested all the citizens to stay at their homes so that we can break the chain of this virus. He also said that the government of India is providing Rs 15,000 crore to the healthcare sector, and this money will be used for developing testing facilities, PPEs, ICUs, Ventilators and providing training to the medical workers.

Closedown

• On 5^th March: The government of Delhi announced that all the primary schools would be closed till 31^st
• On 7^th March: All the primary schools in Jammu and Samba district will be closed down till 31^st
• On 10^th March: Kerala announced that all the primary schools would be closed till 31^st
• On 12^th March: The chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi announced the closure of all the schools, colleges and cinema halls in Delhi.
• On 13^th March: The government of Punjab and Chhattisgarh announced the closure of all the schools and colleges till 31^st
• On 14^th March: The chief minister, Jai Ram Thakur of Himachal Pradesh, announced the closure of all the schools and colleges till 31^st The governments of West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan ordered that all the educational institutions, cinemas, shopping malls will be closed till 31^st March as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus.

Impact of Coronavirus

The impact of coronavirus in every field is given below:

• Commercial establishments

On 19^th March: The chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal ordered that all the restaurants will be closed till 31^st March. He announced that no one is allowed to eat the food in restaurants, but the food delivery will continue. He also announced that no more than 20 people are allowed to gather.

On 20^th March: Arvind Kejriwal announced that all the malls in Delhi would be closed till 31^st March; the only vegetable, grocery, and chemist shops will remain open.

On 22^nd March: The chief minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh has viewed the growing cases of the coronavirus, so ordered lockdown till 31^st March. He also said that only the government essential services would continue, and the shops of essential goods will remain open.

• Education

On 16^th March: The Central government of India announced the closure of all the schools and colleges.

On 18^th March: CBSE released new guidelines for the examination centers, which includes maintaining atleast one-meter distance between the students who are giving the exam, and no more than 24 students are allowed in the same class.

• Entertainment

Almost all the state governments announced the closure of all the cinema hall, and the production of films have also been stopped. They also decided to lower the bitrate to 480 to reduce the overload on the telecom networks as there will be huge traffic due to internet consumption since people are confined to their homes.

• Events

The 21^st IIFA Awards ceremony was going to be held on 29 March, Indore was postponed. The Indian fashion week was scheduled on 11^th March in New Delhi, was postponed. The Padma Awards Ceremony was scheduled to happen on 3^rd April was postponed.

• Historical buildings

On 17^th March: The government of India announced that all the historic buildings would be closed till 31^st March. The Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Qutab Minar, and National monuments and museums will be closed till 31^st March.

• Religious

On 17^th March, Mumbai's Siddhivinayak temple will be closed.

On 19^th March, Har ki Pauri will be closed till 31^st March.

On 21^st March, Rameswaram Ramanathan Temple in Tamil Nadu will be closed till 31^st March.

• Sports

The 2020 ISSF World Cup, which was scheduled on 15^th March, was postponed. The Indian open badminton tournament was going to be held from 24 to 29^th March in New Delhi, but it was postponed till 31^st March.

On 13^th March 2020, Board of control for cricket in India announced that the 2020 Indian Premier League would be postponed till 15^th April.

• Transportation

Flights

Indigo cancelled all its flights till 31^st March. On 17^th March, GoAir cancelled all its international flights till 31^st March. On 19^th March, the government of India ordered the cancellation of all the international flights from 22 March. On 23^rd March, the union government announced the cancellation of all the domestic flights from 25^th March.

Railways

On 22^nd March, the Government of India announced to close the metro services till 31^st March. The union government of India announced the cancellation of all the railway services as well as the inessential public transport like buses.

Road

The Punjab government banned public transport services such as buses, mini-buses, cabs, and autos till 31^st March.

Top 50 Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infected Countries LIVE Update

Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	Total Recovery
USA	2,891,267	132,112	1,235,965
Brazil	1,545,458	63,295	978,615
Russia	674,515	10,027	446,879
India	650,431	18,669	394,411
Spain	297,625	28,385	N/A
Peru	295,599	10,226	185,852
Chile	288,089	6,051	253,343
UK	284,276	44,131	N/A
Mexico	245,251	29,843	147,205
Italy	241,184	34,833	191,467
Iran	235,429	11,260	196,446
Pakistan	225,283	4,619	125,094
Turkey	203,456	5,186	178,278
Saudi Arabia	201,801	1,802	140,614
Germany	197,000	9,073	181,300
South Africa	177,124	2,952	86,298
France	166,960	29,893	77,060
Bangladesh	159,679	1,997	70,721
Colombia	109,505	3,777	45,334
Canada	105,091	8,663	68,693
Qatar	99,183	123	90,387
China	83,545	4,634	78,509
Argentina	72,786	1,437	25,224
Egypt	72,711	3,201	19,690
Sweden	71,419	5,420	N/A
Belarus	62,997	412	49,909
Indonesia	62,142	3,089	28,219
Belgium	61,727	9,765	17,073
Ecuador	60,657	4,700	28,391
Iraq	56,020	2,262	29,600
UAE	50,857	321	39,857
Netherlands	50,335	6,113	N/A
Kuwait	48,672	360	39,276
Ukraine	47,677	1,227	21,115
Kazakhstan	45,719	188	26,750
Oman	45,106	203	26,968
Singapore	44,664	26	39,769
Portugal	43,156	1,598	28,424
Philippines	41,830	1,290	11,453
Bolivia	36,818	1,320	10,766
Panama	35,995	698	16,945
Poland	35,719	1,512	23,127
Dominican Republic	35,148	775	18,392
Afghanistan	32,672	826	19,164
Switzerland	32,101	1,965	29,200
Romania	28,582	1,731	19,854
Bahrain	28,410	95	23,318
Israel	28,055	326	17,669
Armenia	27,900	477	15,935
Nigeria	27,564	628	11,069
Total:	11,220,009	529,604	6,363,717