Coronavirus Scare: 125 cases test positive; Taj Mahal entry closed

17 March 2020: India says #COVID2019 positive cases in the country have risen to 125. 103 Indian Nationals and 22 Foreign Nationals. 13 cured till now and 2 deaths reported so far.

Taj Mahal will be closed for tourists from today in the wake of #COVID2019 pandemic.

Archeological Survey of India has decided to close 143 ticketed monuments along with Museums till 31st March.

Meanwhile Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in NIH-led Phase 1 Study of mRNA Vaccine (mRNA-1273) Against Novel #Coronavirus