The MHA has also communicated to inform district authorities and field agencies on the specific prohibitions on public gatherings as mentioned in the guidelines for the lockdown, which were released on March 24

The app uses GPS and Bluetooth to identify if the user is in a coronavirus hit area and determines if they have been within six feet from a COVID-19 patient

Even though the Health Ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have been insisting that there is \"no solid evidence\" of community transmission so far, the government has started scaling up health infrastructure to deal with any situation

Earlier, the health ministry had advised any person who has come in contact with any confirmed coronavirus patient or has recently returned from a foreign visit to practice home quarantine for at least 14 days