Coronavirus: Total 114 Cases In India; Exams, Civic Polls Postponed In Maharashtra; Delhi Bans Gathering Of Over 50

Coronavirus: Elections to municipal corporations and Panchayat have also been postponed in the state for three months because of the contagion, as well as the religiously significant Siddhivinayak temple will stay shut for the reason.

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 15: An Indian health worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant inside a Delhi Transport Corporation bus as a precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) at a bus depot on March 15, 2020 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)

New Delhi: The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has risen to 114 in India, as four more cases were detected on Monday. The outbreak of the virus has brought the country to a virtual standstill with prohibitory orders in place across the country. University Exams, Civic Polls  Postponed In Maharashtra; Siddhivinayak Temple to stay shut All the university examinations in Maharashtra will stay postponed in the wake of the coronavirus, which has infected as many as 32 people in the state, which has the maximum number of cases countrywide. Elections to municipal corporations and Panchayat have also been postponed in the state for three months because of the contagion, as well as the religiously significant Siddhivinayak temple will stay shut for the reason. “We have asked the universities to postpone the examinations in the state. Elections to municipal corporations and panchayat have been postponed for three months,” Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said. Gyms, Nightclubs, Gatherings Of Over 50 Banned In Delhi; CM Urges People To Postpone Impending Marriages Meanwhile, the Delhi government on Monday directed the closure of all gymnasiums, nightclubs, theatres, weekly markets and spas in the city till March 31, apart from gatherings of more than 50 people. The Delhi Health Department has also issued an order regarding the announcements to deal with the coronavirus spreading. The order says that mass gathering is restricted to 50 people till March 31. "Any gathering -- social, cultural, political, religious, academic, sports, seminar, conference and family mass gathering, except marriage, is restricted to a maximum of 50 persons in Delhi till March 31," the order said. Making the announcements, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also urged people to postpone impending marriages, if possible. "Gatherings of over 50 people has been barred in Delhi, excluding marriages. We request people concerned to postpone marriages, if possible," Kejriwal told the media after a meeting with the Special Task Force. He also informed that all the weekly markets in Delhi will also be suspended till March 31. Kejriwal said all the shopping malls should be disinfected daily and shall also make provisions of availability of an ample number of hand sanitisers at main entrance. The special task force headed by Kejriwal has also ordered all the DMs and the SDMs to install hand wash dispensers across Delhi. "Entry in malls should be allowed only after cleaning hands with the sanitisers. The area SDMs have been asked to arrange for handwashing facilities. They were directed to arrange for hand sanitisers in public places where mobile washbasin cannot be installed," Kejriwal said. (additional inputs from agencies)