Coronavirus: Kartarpur Sahib Pilgrimage Suspended; Passenger Movement At India's Borders Also Prohibited

Coronavirus: All passenger movements through immigration land check posts at borders with Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar will be suspended from March 15 till further orders, the ministry had said last week.

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 14: People seen wearing protective face masks as a precautionary measure amid rising coronavirus concerns, at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, on March 14, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Image via Getty Images)

New Delhi: The total number of positive cases of coronavirus in the country has risen to 107 on Sunday morning, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. So far, two deaths due to the lethal infection have been reported in the country. In the wake of spurt in cases of the COVID-19 across the country, the Central Government on Saturday decided to treat the deadly virus as a "notified disaster". The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus a pandemic and Europe as its epicentre with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China The coronavirus, which originated in China's Wuhan city in December last year, has so far spread to more than 100 countries, infecting over 1,20,000 people. MHA suspends travel, registration for Kartarpur: The Ministry of Home Affairs, on Sunday, announced that, the travel and registration for Kartarpur Sahib is temporarily suspended from March 16, 2020, till further orders, in the wake of COVID19 a precautionary measure to contain and control spread of the disease. “In the wake of  #COVID19india outbreak, as a precautionary measure to contain and control spread of the disease, the travel and registration for #SriKartarpurSahib is temporarily suspended from 0000hrs, March 16, 2020, till further orders,” the spokesperson for the MHA tweeted.

In the wake of #COVID19india outbreak, as a preacutionary measure to contain and control spread of the disease, the travel and registration for #SriKartarpurSahib is temporarily suspended from 0000hrs, March 16, 2020, till further orders.@PMOIndia @HMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA

— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) March 15, 2020

All passenger movements through all immigration land check posts located at India’s borders suspended: All passenger movements through immigration land check posts at borders with Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar will be suspended from March 15 till further orders, the ministry had said last week. The ministry also issued a list of check posts which are exempted from this notification. "There will be intensified health inspections at all these entry points and any traveller whether Indian or Nepalese or Bhutanese or from any other country showing COVID-19 symptoms or with a recent travel history to one of seven COVID-19 outbreak countries namely Italy, Iran, China, Spain, France, Germany and Republic of Korea shall be subjected to quarantine in the appropriate facility of state or central government," the ministry said in a statement. MHA does a U-turn on compensation: Ministry of Home Affairs had said earlier that it will pay a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to families of deceased infected COVID-19 patients. However, within hours, it issued a revised circular and deleted the compensation clause.