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Photos: India steps up battle against deadly coronavirus outbreak

State governments across India adopt measures to limit the spread of coronavirus

Published: March 18, 2020 18:32 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 2020-03-18T111819Z_1801205500_RC2BMF9GGPRU_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOUTHASIA-1584538926333 — The coronavirus pandemic, which has killed over 8,000 people and infected more than 200,000 worldwide, is invoking measures by various governments to contain its spread. India, which has had over 150 confirmed cases and 3 deaths so far due to the disease, is also doing the same. | Above: A man wearing a protective mask walks past a bus stop displaying preventive measures against the coronavirus in Mumbai. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 20200318141L-1584538938728 — India's Ministry of Health on Wednesday said that the number of positive cases of coronavirus in the country has climbed to 151, including 25 foreign nationals. | Above: Municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a boat at Dal lake as a preventive measure, in Srinagar. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 694771-01-08-1584538918701 — As per the latest data by the Ministry of Health, Delhi has 9, Karnataka has 11, Kerala has 25, West Bengal has 1, Maharashtra has 39 and Uttar Pradesh has 15 positive cases of coronavirus. | Above: A health worker checks the body temperature of a devotee wearing a facemask, at the entrance of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 20200318181L-1584538892066 — Meanwhile, the total number of Indians infected by coronavirus abroad is 276 - 255 in Iran, 12 in UAE, five in Italy, and one each in Hong Kong, Kuwait, Rwanda and Sri Lanka. | Above: A worker sprays disinfectant on a State Express Transport Corporation of Tamilnadu (SETC) bus at a bus depot in Chennai. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI17-03-2020_000224B-1584539002853 — Also, India's Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan directed teams to visit quarantine facilities to assess and monitor amenities as the ministry maintained that over 5,700 people, who had come in contact with these positive cases, are under rigorous surveillance. | Above: Thermal screening of passengers being conducted as a precautionary measure at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000129B-1584538935939 — According to the ministry's data, 14 people have been discharged so far, including the three patients from Kerala who were discharged last month. | Above: Volunteers educate villagers on 'how to wash hands', at Uttarpara village in Baksha district. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000100B-1584538979238 — A municipal corporation worker sanitises a street as a precautionary measure in Jammu Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200318153L-1584538909111 — Bride and groom wear protective masks as a precautionary measure during the marriage ceremony in Jabalpur Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000042B-1584538990634 — Municipal Corporation workers spray disinfectant as a precautionary measure in Ajmer Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000147B-1584538903856 — Security personnel pump sanitiser on hands of visitors at the entrance of a shopping mall, in Kolkata Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 2020-03-18T104130Z_287177816_RC2AMF9DZKR9_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOUTHASIA-1584538948586 — A worker disinfects a room of a residential house as a preventive measure, in Ahmedabad Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of India_Virus_Outbreak_88284.jpg-de9cd-1584538966325 — A worker disinfects the train track as a precaution against COVID-19 at railway station in Jammu Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 20200318158L-1584538915810 — A Policeman checks the temperature of a man who arrives at police headquarter as a precautionary measure, in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000043B-1584538987609 — A worker sprays disinfectant to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, at Mahabalipuram in Chengalpattu district Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200318164L-1584538901158 — A municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a bus as a precautionary measure, in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200318089L-1584538962651 — Thermal screening of a passenger being done at Agra Cantt railway station, in Agra Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200318084L-1584538968626 — Railway workers clean the Rajdhani express at Rajendranagar Yard in Patna Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000131B-1584538932849 — A worker sprays disinfectant in the premises of Mahabodhi Temple as a precaution, in Bodh Gaya Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000130B-1584538929821 — A tribal woman worker wearing a mask as preventive measure weaves a 'Gamocha', in Baksa district Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200317232L-1584538996845 — A municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a vehicle amid coronavirus outbreak, in New Delhi Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of India_Kashmir_Virus_Outbreak_58696.jpg-beb41-1584538942546 — A volunteer distributes face masks to people outside G.B Pant Children Hospital in Srinagar Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 20200318101L-1584538955099 — Vistors undergoes thermal screening amid the coronavirus outbreak, at Calcutta high court in Kolkata Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000080B-1584538982074 — Municipal Corporation worker sprays disinfectant at a bus stand, as a precautionary measure in Jammu Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200318134L-1584538944954 — NGO volunteers distribute masks to commuters as a preventive measure, in Surat Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000121B-1584538958641 — A medic uses a thermal screening device on residents staying near the Indo-Bhutan border, in Baksa district of Assam Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200318009L-1584538984263 — Vidhana Soudha (Legislative Assembly) being sanitised with the spraying of disinfectants, as a precautionary measure in Bengaluru Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000140B-1584538906642 — A railway worker sanitises a bench at Anand Vihar Railway Stations, New Delhi Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of India_Virus_Outbreak_69207.jpg-96816-1584538994985 — Worker smoke disinfect a train as a precaution at railway station in Jammu Image Credit: AP

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Copy of PTI18-03-2020_000134B-1584538921756 — A passenger wears a mask and cleans her hands with sanitiser while sitting in a bus, at KSRTC bus stand in Kozhikode, Kerala Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200317230L-1584538999978 — A woman undergoes thermal screening outside BMC head office, in Mumbai Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200318159L-1584538911886 — A rickshaw puller wearing a mask as a precautionary measure amid the outbreak of coronavirus, in Kolkata Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200318076L-1584538971622 — Policemen undergoes thermal scanning amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus, at Lokbhawan in Lucknow Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200318182L-1584538888133 — A worker sprays disinfectant on a State Express Transport Corporation of Tamilnadu (SETC) bus at a bus depot in Chennai Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200318074L-1584538975844 — Thermal screening of advocate being conducted at the entrance of Allahabad High Court, in Prayagraj Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200318177L-1584538894156 — Municipal corporation worker sprays sanitiser at a government office in awake of deadly coronavirus, in Patna Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 2020-03-18T104130Z_2001285449_RC2AMF9SZFFA_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SOUTHASIA-1584538951809 — Workers disinfect the interiors of a passenger bus as a preventive measure in Ahmedabad Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 20200318166L-1584538897548 — A Municipal worker sprays disinfectant on closed shops as a precautionary measure, in Chennai Image Credit: ANI

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