Coronavirus in India

Stages of the spread of COVID19

Stage 1 - Imported Cases:

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Stage 3 - Community Transmission:

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country to deal with the spread of coronavirus , saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.The shutdown will practically close everything barring essential services such as drinking water, banking, telephone, internet, food, vegetables, groceries, hospitals, medical centres, medical stores and electricity.As per the orders of the government, if certain offices are not able to work from home then they would be asked to shut down. The attendance in government offices will be reduced to 25%. The govt also asked the employers to not cut the salaries of the employees during the shutdown.Maharashtra reported five new coronavirus cases since Tuesday night, taking the number of cases in the state to 112, the highest in the country so far, officials said. The latest cases are from Sangli district, where five members of a family in Islampur tested coronavirus positive, the officials said on Wednesday. "We are checking if the five have a recent travel history within India or outside," an official said. Ten more cases were detected in the state on Tuesday, and eight were confirmed late on Monday night.The deadly coronavirus that originated in the Wuhan province of China has spread to more than 123 countries now killing more than 18,000 people and infecting lakhs of others. The labs and pharma companies are all geared up to find solution to this problem and they might come up with some medicine/vaccine soon. However, till then the only solution to this problem is precautions.As per the latest update, there are 606 positive cases of coronavirus in India and 10 people have been killed. As a precautionary measure, the government has shut international flights, malls, cinema halls, restaurants, pubs, and other places where people can gather in large numbers. Offices have advised employees to work from home. Schools, colleges, universities have also postponed all the exams.According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India is currently in the second stage of coronavirus transmissions. It is considered the most crucial phase of the transmission of the disease. The four stages of the spread of the COVID19 are:People who have traveled to virus-hit foreign countries and have come back to India.These are those cases who have come in contact with patients who have a travel history.When a patient not exposed to any infected person or one who has travelled to any of the affected countries tests positive. Large areas get affected when community transmission takes place.This is the last and the worst stage where the disease takes the shape of an epidemic with no clear endpoint like it did in China and Italy.