PM Modi took to Twitter on Tuesday, 24 March, to announce that he will address the nation at 8 PM today, “on vital aspects relating to the menace of COVID-19.”
वैश्विक महामारी कोरोना वायरस के बढ़ते प्रकोप के संबंध में कुछ महत्वपूर्ण बातें देशवासियों के साथ साझा करूंगा। आज, 24 मार्च रात 8 बजे देश को संबोधित करूंगा।
Will address the nation at 8 PM today, 24th March 2020, on vital aspects relating to the menace of COVID-19.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 24, 2020
The total number of positive cases in Maharashtra has risen to 101, with three new cases in Pune and one in Satara, the state Health Department said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of positive cases in India has risen to 492.
The Civil Aviation Ministry on Monday announced that domestic commercial airlines shall cease operations from 24 March midnight till 31 March.