The Union health ministry, however, put the total number of cases in the state at 287. The government had on March 25 announced temporarily suspending toll collection on national highways to ease emergency services in view of the coronavirus outbreak. There are 36 Delhi government hospitals in the national capital and some of them - such as the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital - have been earmarked for coronavirus patients only. Besides the Directorate of Health officials, proprietors of five firms and some unknown persons have also been booked, police said. From Gujarat, Ahmedabad civil hospital and SVP Hospital have sought ICMR's permission to start this treatment for coronavirus patients," she said.

Source: The Telegraph April 18, 2020 04:18 UTC