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We have also advised all our operators have been trans- 27,000 were currently under been tested positive apart from A Paytm spokesperson colleagues to work from home ferred to Safdarjung Hospital. community surveillance. the driver. said, “One of our colleagues for a couple of days while we The Italian tourists and Of the confirmed cases, 16 Meanwhile, Paytm has based out of Gurgaon office get our offices sanitised. three Indians were admitted to are of a tourist group from Italy. ,41 the virus. They are under sur- as a precautionary measure advised all its employees to who recently returned from However, there will not be any the ITBP centre in Chhawla on An Italian man and his wife are veillance only because they against Coronavirus – a devel- work from home for the next Italy post a vacation has sadly impact on our daily operations Tuesday. being treated at Jaipur’s SMS t least 80 residents of travelled to a country affected opment that comes close on the couple of days after one of their been tested positive for coron- and Paytm services will con- The centre already has 112 Hospital, while 15 members of AJharkhand are under by Coronavirus,” said IDSP heels of a similar tweet by employees from Gurugram avirus. He is receiving appro- tinue as usual.” people, 76 Indians and 36 for- the group and their Indian dri- observation amid coronavirus State Director Rakesh Dayal. Prime Minister Narendra tested positive. He is supposed priate treatment and we are Meanwhile, 21 Italian eigners, since February 27 after ver have been quarantined at fear, but none of them has test- “There is no need to panic,” he Modi. to be the same Delhi man who extending complete support tourists were shifted out from they were evacuated by an the ITBP camp in Chhawla. ed positive in so far, officials added. Besides, Union Human had returned from Italy and to his family. As a precaution- an ITBP quarantine centre and Indian Air Force (IAF) plane Among others is a 45- from the Integrated Disease The virus, which has Resource Development tested positive on Tuesday. ary measure, we have suggest- sent to a private hospital in from China’s Wuhan, the epi- year-old man from Delhi’s Surveillance Programme claimed over 3000 lives across Secretary Amit Khare has Paytm also decided to shut its ed his team members to get Gurugram and a centre in centre of the deadly coron- Mayur Vihar and six of his rel- (IDSP) said on Wednesday. the globe and infected nearly a addressed a letter to the Chief offices in Gurugram and Noida health tests done immediately. Delhi. Their three Indians tour avirus. The first samples of atives from Agra whom he While no case of coronavirus lakh people, has also dampened Secretaries of all the State in these 112 people had tested recently visited. has been reported in the State, Holi festivities in Jharkhand. India, including Jharkhand, to negative when reports came in They are all being treated the fear of the lethal virus has Many prominent personalities organise special awareness last week. at Safdarjung Hospital. led to precautionary measures in the State have decided not to campaigns at schools. Meanwhile, Health According to Health Ministry taken by Government author- attend or organise Holi gath- “In order to create aware- Minister Harsh Vardhan said so officials, the Italian tourists ities and politicians across erings in fear of Coronavirus. ness among students, preven- far 5,89,000 people have been wanted to go back to their Jharkhand. Union Minister for Tribal tive interventions such as fre- screened at airports, over country after the first person in “Around 80 people are Affairs Arjun Munda on quent hand wash and respira- R " 15,000 at major and minor sea their group tested positive in under observation in Wednesday announced that tory etiquettes must be taught ports, around 10 lakh at bor- Jaipur, but authorities advised Jharkhand. However, none of he would neither attend nor to students,” the letter said. ders with Nepal and around them to stay in India. them have shown symptoms of organise any gathering for Holi Continued on Page 4 " R P " $ " &' 17 73 17 73 It said in light of the pro- posed strategic disinvestment ooming coronavirus threat ith no domestic buyers in of 100 per cent of Air India, it Lis all set to play spoilsport Wsight even after months has been decided that foreign with Holi festivities. President of aggressive hawking, the investment in the national car- Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Government has now decided rier be brought on a level play- Minister Narendra Modi and to allow Non-Resident Indians ing field with other scheduled top BJP leaders, including tweeted that he would not I will neither celebrate Holi nor (NRIs) to acquire total stake in airline operators. Home Minister Amit Shah hold Holi Milan as experts organise Holi Milan. Stay safe, the national carrier Air India. The amendment “are and party president JP Nadda, have advised to reduce mass stay healthy,” Nadda tweeted. The Union Cabinet on meant to liberalise and simpli- on Wednesday said they would gatherings to avoid the spread According to sources, Wednesday changed the rules fy the FDI policy to provide not attend any Holi Milan of coronavirus. Nadda has written to all State for the sale of Air India by per- ease of doing business in the function in view of the coron- “Experts across the world unit presidents, asking them to mitting NRIs to control up to country,” it said, adding it avirus outbreak. Holi is on have advised to reduce mass avoid holding Holi Milan pro- 100 per cent stake as against the would lead to largest FDI March 10. gatherings to avoid the spread grammes as a precautionary earlier limit of 49 per cent. The inflows and thereby contribut- Meanwhile, Delhi Chief of COVID19. Hence this year, measure. decision comes at a time when ing to growth of investment, Minister Arvind Kejriwal said I have decided not to partici- Similarly Union Home the Government has invited income and employment. on Wednesday that he would pate in any ‘Holi Milan’ pro- Minister Shah urged the peo- preliminary bids for selling Allowing 100 per cent not celebrate Holi in wake of gramme,” Modi tweeted. ple to avoid public gatherings. the “Maharaja” lock stock and investment by NRIs in the car- communal violence in North- Following Modi’s “Holi is a very important fes- barrel. rier would also not be in vio- east Delhi. announcement, Nadda, Shah tival for Indians but in the However, foreign invest- lation of Substantial Ownership In a tweet posted using the and other senior party leaders wake of coronavirus, I have ments in the national carrier, and Effective Control (SOEC) official Twitter handle of the also said they would not par- decided not to participate in including that of foreign air- norms. NRI investments would Rashtrapati Bhavan, President ticipate in any Holi Milan any Holi Milan this year. I also lines, shall not exceed 49 per ! # ! $% be treated as domestic invest- Ram Nath Kovind said, “With function due to concerns over appeal everyone to avoid pub- cent, either directly or indi- ments. Under the SOEC frame- alertness and safeguards, we all spread of coronavirus. lic gatherings and take good rectly, an official statement Addressing media on the vices to passengers and it would those NRIs, who are Indian work, which is followed in the can help contain the outbreak “The world is battling care of yourself and your fam- said. issue, Union Minister Prakash also increase investment nationals, in case of Air India airline industry globally, a car- of COVID-19. In a precau- COVID-19 novel coronavirus. ily,” he said on Twitter. It said the condition that Javadekar said, “Today’s deci- opportunities, he said, without Ltd, the Union Cabinet chaired rier that flies overseas from a tionary measure, the The countries & medical fra- Health Minister Harsh substantial ownership and sion on Air India is one mile- explaining much details of pre- by Prime Minister Narendra particular country should be Rashtrapati Bhavan will not ternity are jointly making Vardhan has urged people to effective control of Air India stone decision.” The airline will sent status of the situation. Modi has approved to amend substantially owned by that hold the traditional Holi Milan. efforts to contain its spread. avoid crowded places and shall continue to be vested in come under private hands but “To permit foreign invest- the extant FDI policy,” the country’s Government or its The Prime Minister too Keeping this in mind, this year, physical contact with people.