Amid the rising number of cases in India, the Health Ministry said that there are 73 cases in the country till March 12. Out of this 17 are foreign patients. As the infection continued to spread its tentacles in the country, state governments and Union territories took a number of preventive measures.

According to the data released by the Health Ministry,Kerala has the maximum number of cases. As the cases of the infection continued to swell with over 119,400 confirmed cases reported globally so far out of which over 4,300 people have succumbed to the virus, India prohibited the entry of any international cruise ship, crew or passenger with a travel history to coronavirus-hit countries post-February 1, 2020 to its major ports till March 31.