Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis

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Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on March 15.

12:16 pm

In view of a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Madhya Pradesh government has issued new guidelines and said people coming to districts which share border with Maharashtra should be identified and advised a week-long quarantine.

11:26 am

Arunachal Pradesh did not report any fresh COVID-19 case in the last four days, a senior health official said on Monday.

10:57 am

Mizoram on Monday reported just one new COVID-19 case, which took the state’s tally to 4,437, an official said.

10:54 am

The union territory of Puducherry logged 14 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 40,044, a senior official of the Department of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.

10:36 am

India recorded 26,291 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, its highest single-day spike in 85 days, taking the country’s infection tally to 1,13,85,339, while the death toll due to the disease increased to 1,58,725 with 118 more fatalities being recorded in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.

10:14 am

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the COVID-19 virus continues to be a big threat and people should follow all precautions and not let their guard down.

9:36 am

The COVID-19 caseload in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 5,031 as one more person has tested positive for the disease in the Union Territory, a health department official said on Monday. With the addition of 1,134 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra has reached 2,76,586,an official said on Monday.