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As of March 9, the number of people infected with coronavirus (Covid-19) across the globe has crossed the 110,000 mark. This infection which originated from an exotic market in China’s Wuhan city has claimed more than 3,800 lives. Not only has Covid-19 led to school closures in many parts of the world but experts now believe that it is likely to have a lasting impact on the global economy.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the Health Ministry on Monday confirmed that 44 individuals have been tested positive for Covid-19 in India. This number includes the three patients who were treated and discharged after testing positive for the infection in Kerala. As of March 9, a total of 11,913 cases are under Integrated Disease Surveillance program (IDSP) community follow-up.

HERE ARE TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS FROM MARCH 9:
1The day’s first developments came to light from Ernakulam in Kerala where a 3-year-old child was tested positive for Covid-19. The child landed at Cochin International Airport On Sunday, five new cases of Covid-19 were reported from the state. Out of these three were members of the same family with travel history to Italy and the remaining two were relatives who came in contact with them.
2A new case of Covid-19 was reported from Agra in Uttar Pradesh on March 9. This was the second such case reported from the state after a bus driver in Agra tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month.
3The states of Punjab and Karnataka along with the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reported their first case of Covid-19 on Monday.
4Another case of coronavirus was reported from Delhi on Monday. Earlier, a PayTM employee with travel history of Italy tested positive for the infection and was shifted to an isolation ward. Family and friends who came in contact with the patient were also screened by officials. As of yet, four people have tested positive for the infection in Delhi.
5Three individuals were quarantined for fear of coronavirus in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh on May 9. In the backdrop of this development, 19 individuals screened for the virus tested negative on the same day.
6On Monday, the central government directed the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to prepare quarantine facilities with a bed capacity of more than 5,400 patients. In addition, the CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB and NSG have also been asked to create 75 isolation wards.
7One of Indian Air Force’s C-17 Globemasters was on Monday evening flown to Tehran in order to evacuate Indians stranded in coronavirus-affected Iran. The airplane will return with the Indians currently in Iran, on March 20.
8The PIB, in a statement on Monday, said that 43 samples have tested positive out of 3,003 samples tested for Covid-19. In addition, 2,694 samples have tested negative.
9The PIB, in a statement on Monday, said that 43 samples have tested positive out of 3,003 samples tested for Covid-19. In addition, 2,694 samples have tested negative.

The coronavirus outbreak, which has triggered a global health scare, has alarmed health officials in India, following a spike in new cases being reported from various states over the past two weeks. As on March 9, a total of 43 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in India, with the latest patients including a three-year-old child in Kerala’s Ernakulam district and a 63-year-old woman in Jammu and Kashmir. A day earlier, five people tested positive for COVID-19 (the disease caused by novel coronavirus) in Kerala.

Kerala incidentally was also the first Indian state to report a positive coronavirus case on January 30. The patient was a student studying in China and had returned home on account of the Lunar New Year festivities.

In a span of four days, two other positive coronavirus cases were reported in Kerala, prompting the local government to declare a state emergency on February 3. These three patients were immediately put in isolation at state medical facilities and over 3,400 people who were suspected to have come in contact with them were put in quarantines and observed for coronavirus-related symptoms. Days later, the three positive cases were discharged following treatment.

Between February 3 and March 1, India saw a calm phase in regards to the global coronavirus outbreak as no new case was reported. But things have changed rapidly since then as between March 1 and March 9, 40 people have tested positive for COVID-19. These cases have been reported from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, J&K and Ladakh.