Coronavirus Daily Updates

CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

Coronavirus India update: Total cases jump to 283; Railways advises against train travel   According to ICMR,  271 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases.      Coronavirus: Odisha first state to execute week-long lockdown from Sunday   According to a government spokesperson, Odisha is the first state in the country to lock down 40 per cent of the state- focusing on districts where more than 70 percent of foreign travellers have returned.     Explained: Why Africa still has lesser cases of coronavirus   What we know so far is that the coronavirus severely affects the elderly but Africa has a younger population than Europe. This is reassuring for the continent despite its high mortality rates.     Coronavirus testing in India: What government guidelines say   The strategy document is based on the consideration that India has witnessed only imported cases of the illness, with limited local transmission to immediate contacts.     Coronavirus global updates: WHO warns young people 'not invincible'   The death toll in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, an increase of 18.4 per cent-- by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month go.