Coronavirus Daily Updates

CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

India updates March 25: Total cases cross 600, Kerala reports 9 new cases   Coronavirus India latest update today, March 25: The Centre has asked the state governments to ensure unhindered operation of essential services and their seamless availability for the general public during the 21-day lockdown period announced to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.     India lockdown: Rajasthan migrant workers in Gujarat leave for homes on foot   Thirty two-year-old Dashrath Yadav, a native of Banswara in Rajasthan, employed as a labour contractor, started walking with 12 of his daily wage-earning friends around 7 pm on Tuesday from Asarwa area of Ahmedabad.     India's longest-running passenger train is the last to complete its run   By the time the Vijay Express reached its destination Wednesday morning, after traversing through eight states over 4,200 kilometres, India had literally come to a halt.     Karnataka: 'Pass system' for movement in Bengaluru; stamping extended   The Karnataka government will now stamp all primary and secondary contacts of people already stamped, including those who have returned from abroad and patients who have tested positive for coronavirus.     Cipla chairman: Govt steps encouraging, but don’t ignore chronic ailments   Amid the coronavirus outbreak, The Indian Express caught up with Cipla chairman Y K Hamied to find out how they are preparing to meet this challenge.