(Analysis based on data from Jan 25, 2020 to April 17, 2020)
India reported its 1st COVID-19 case on Jan 30 2020 and 1st death on March 13 2020. As of today (April 26 2020) India has reported nearly 26,496 total cases of COVID-19 and total fatality of 824 individuals. Analysis of the recommendations issued by the Government of India during Jan 25, 2020-April 17, 2020 showed a total of 38 recommendations. These included:
Advisories (50%)
- The first advisory was issued 24 days after the 1st case of COVID-19 was reported in China on Dec 31 2019.
- 84% of the advisories were related to travel while remaining 16% were employer related.
Guidelines (39%)
Policies (11%)
Key Recommendation:
It would be important to monitor the impact of these policy actions on the spread of COVID-19.
Major Highlights:
- Travel restrictions as early as Feb26 2020 (COVID-19 cases reported 3)
Visa suspension March11 2020 (COVID-19 cases reported 60)
International travel Ban on March18 2020 (COVID-19 cases reported 137)
Domestic travel ban on March 23 2020 (COVID-19 cases reported 415)
Nationwide lockdown since March25 2020 (COVID-19 cases reported 562)
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