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Combating COVID-19: Section 144 imposed in Rajasthan till March 31

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ANI General News
Last Updated : Mar 18 2020 | 10:25 PM IST

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday ordered to impose Section 144 of the CrPC, which prohibits assembly of more than four people in an area, in order to contain the spread of coronavirus till March 31.

Chief Ministre Gehlot led Congress government in the state had earlier imposed Section 2 of the Rajasthan Epidemic Disease Act, 1957 in the state which prohibits the gathering of more than 50 people at public places till March 31.

Till now, a total of 467 samples have been collected in the state for the COVID-19 and 445 have tested negative while 18 are still under process.

The total number of positive cases of coronavirus in the country has reached 152 so far.

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First Published: Mar 18 2020 | 10:12 PM IST

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