The blanket ban on passengers from these countries will come into effect from 5.30 pm on Wednesday, 18 March. Passengers from four other countries - UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait - will be quarantined for 14 days irrespective of their medical condition. The ‘contact tracing activity’ of these positive cases has led to identification of more than 5,200 contacts, who are kept under surveillance, they added. The fresh restrictions come against the backdrop of instances where people entering the country brought the infection. One more such case came to light on Monday when a researcher who recently returned from Italy tested positive for the coronavirus.

Source: Hindustan Times March 16, 2020 14:25 UTC