Maharashtra Govt Bans Public Meetings Amid Coronavirus Scare

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope has announced that no permission will be granted for public gatherings in the state in view of the coronavirus threat.
With one more person testing positive for the disease in Pune earlier in the day, the number of confirmed coronavirus patients in the state increased to 12.
According to the sources, nine in Pune, two in Mumbai and one in Nagpur, are infected with COVID-19.
While speaking to the media, the minister made it clear that all the passengers from seven countries will be isolated.
Officials had said earlier that passengers with travel history to China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain, and Germany after February 15 will be kept under quarantine by default.

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