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Venezuela puts seven states, including Caracas, in virus quarantine

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Last Updated : Mar 16 2020 | 3:56 AM IST

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a "collective quarantine" in seven states, including the capital Caracas, from Monday to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

All activities in the seven states are to be suspended from 5:00 am on Monday, except food distribution, health services, transport and security, Maduro said in a television address on Sunday.

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First Published: Mar 16 2020 | 3:56 AM IST

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