Regulatory Updates COVID 19 outbreak Vol 3 16 March 2020
Travel restrictions and quarantine: The Government of India has categorized passengers into 3 categories for the purpose of quarantine.
Travel restrictions and quarantine: The Government of India has categorized passengers into 3 categories for the purpose of quarantine.
The World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 (better known as corona virus) a pandemic, with the number of cases outside China increasing 13-fold. Owing to an unprecedented increase in the number of cases globally as well as in the state, the Karnataka Government has included COVID- 19 within the ambit of epidemic diseases and has released the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) Regulations (Regulations) vide notification dated 11 March 2020, under the aegis of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.
With each passing hour, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India is increasing rapidly. As of 13 March 2020 (5 pm), the number reached 81. The country has also reported one casualty in Karnataka.
In India, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus has reached 73 (as of 12 March 2020: 4 PM), and several other cases are being examined for confirmation.