A test for community transmission

The Hindu Newsletter - A test for community transmission Wednesday 18, March 2020 [alt_text]( The Morning Filter Welcome to The morning Filter, your best way to start the day one step ahead of the news cycle. On another day dominated by news of the coronavirus spread, here are the major stories to follow: 1) Coronavirus | Final results of tests on those without a travel history to be declared today The Indian Council of Medical Research has tested around 1,040 samples of patients admitted at various hospitals, including private facilities, due to influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory ailments. This check is crucial to determine of the spread of the virus has reached stage-3, or what is know as community transmission, when it affects people who have even not been exposed to those patients with a travel history abroad. So far, none of the samples has tested positive for COVID-19. The final results will declared on Wednesday. 2) Coronavirus | India ban on travellers from EU, U.K., Turkey takes effect from today Entry of travellers from European Union nations, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and the United Kingdom to India is banned from Wednesday. 3) Coronavirus | Parliamentary committee on Transport, Aviation and Tourism calls a meeting The parliamentary committee on Transport, Aviation and Tourism has accepted Trinamool MP Derek O’ Brien’s suggestion to take cognisance of the [effects of coronavirus]( and has called a meeting of the concerned ministries today.  4) Yes Bank moratorium ends today [The private lender]( will resume normal operations from today evening and it has no liquidity problem, according to administrator Prashant Kumar. 5) SC to hear plea for release of Omar Abdullah The Supreme Court will hear a plea by Sara Abdullah Pilot, seeking release from Detention of her brother and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah. After seven months in detention, his father Farooq Abdullah was released last week. 6) SC to hear DoT plea for staggered payments of AGR dues by Telcos The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has moved the Supreme Court (SC) in the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case, seeking staggered payment over 20 years by telecom companies. 7) Coronavirus | Russia to close borders to all foreign nationals Meanwhile, Russian scientists have begun to test vaccine prototypes for the [new coronavirus](, and plan to present the most effective one by June, a laboratory chief at a state biotech institute said. 8) Coronavirus | With first COVID-19 case, Pondicherry goes in for shutdown With Puducherry reporting its first coronavirus case of a 68-year-old woman testing positive, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Tuesday said all schools, colleges, cinemas and gymnasium centres would remain closed till this month-end from today. 9) Madhya Pradesh crisis | SC has asked Kamal Nath government to respond on floor test by today Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Congress Legislature party moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking direction to the Centre and the BJP-led Karnataka government to grant it access to communicate with its rebel MLAs allegedly kept captive at Bengaluru. 10) Rajya Sabha to pass two bills to promote AYUSH Union Minister Sripad Yesso Naik on Tuesday tabled two bills for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha - The National Commission for Indian system of Medicine Bill, 2019 and the National Commission for Homeopathy Bill, 2019. 11) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman birth centenary in Bangladesh The year-long celebrations were scheduled to open amid massive festivities at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka today and was expected to be attended by several foreign dignitaries, including Narendra Modi. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. You are receiving this email because you are a user of [thehindu.com]( If you do not wish to receive any such emails, [unsubscribe here.](mailto:rm-0b4cfab6bf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hkvt@newsalert.thehindu.com?subject=Unsubscribe&body=You will be unsubscribed from our mailing list.) To ensure you continue to receive emails from The Hindu in your inbox, please add newsletters.th@newsalert.thehindu.com to your contact. If you can't see the mailer, please [click here.]( Group Sites [The Hindu]( | [இந்து தமிழ் திசை]( | [Business Line]( | [BL on Campus]( | [Sportstar]( | [Frontline]( | [The Hindu Centre]( | [Images]( | [roofandfloor]( | [Classifieds]( Copyright @ 2019, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. [About Us]( | [Contact Us]( | [Subscription](