Confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in India rose to 60 on Wednesday, including 16 Italian tourists. The Indian government also decided to suspend visas of all arriving travellers with the exception of diplomatic and project-related visas among others. The World Health Organisation on March 11 labelled Covid-19 as a pandemic. Preventative measures have been heightened across the country with the Karnataka government invoking sections of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897. According to this act, the district administration of a district where authorities have confirmed a case of Covid-19 will be empowered to close all offices and schools apart from imposing restrictions on the movement of individuals and vehicles outside the contaminated area.
