Health Ministry: Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India is 126
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 17, 2020 12:31 IST2020-03-17T12:31:09+5:302020-03-17T12:31:58+5:30
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to India on 30 January 2020 from China. There have ...

Health Ministry: Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India is 126
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to India on 30 January 2020 from China. There have since been a total of 126 confirmed cases in the country, with many of them having travel history either with Italy or the Middle East.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India: Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India (including foreign nationals) is 126.
Ministry of Family and Health Welfare: Total number of confirmed #COVID2019 cases across India - 126
— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2020
(including foreign nationals, as on 17.03.2020 at 11:52 AM) pic.twitter.com/ORoud5OhuW
The Health Minsitry has imposed fresh travel restrictions, prohibiting entry of passengers from the EU countries and the UK from March 18.
With positive cases of COVID-19 showing an increase, the government has proposed a set of social distancing measures to be in force till March 31.
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