Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Helpline Number Toll free: 1075
+91-11-23978046

Helpline Email ID : ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in OR
ncov2019[at]gmail[dot]com

States & Union Territories

List of Districts reporting COVID-19 cases

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

15,24,266

Passengers screened at airport

748

Active COVID 2019 cases *

Cured/discharged cases

Death cases

Migrated COVID-19 Patient

*Districtwise and Statewise reconciled figures are awaited. Above figures are as on 28 March 2020, 3am.

TRAVEL ADVISORIES

Date TITLE

20-03-2020 Instructions to all major and minor ports for dealing with(COVID-19) pandemic

19-03-2020 Additional Travel Advisory

18-03-2020 Standard Operating Procedure for Passenger Movement post Disembarkation

17-03-2020 Additional Travel Advisory

16-03-2020 Additional Travel Advisory

14-03-2020 Restrictions on International passenger traffic through Land Check Posts

13-03-2020 Restrictions on International passenger traffic through land check posts-COVID 19

11-03-2020 Consolidated Travel Advisory - 11 March 2020

11-03-2020 Visa restrictions issued by Bureau of Immigration (BOI) after meeting of GoM on COVID19 - 11 March 2020

11-03-2020 Decisions- High level Group of Ministers meeting to review current status and actions for prevention and management of COVID-19

10-03-2020 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for COVID-19 Management- International Cruise Ships at major Indian Ports

10-03-2020 Additional Travel Advisory

10-03-2020 Travel Advisory (Home Isolation)

06-03-2020 Travel Advisory

05-03-2020 Travel Advisory

03-03-2020 Travel and Visa restrictions related to COVID-19 in respect of Bureau of Immigration

02-03-2020 Travel Advisory

26-02-2020 Travel Advisory

05-02-2020 Travel Advisory

25-01-2020 Travel Advisory

17-01-2020 Travel Advisory

FOR CITIZENS

DATE TITLE

27-03-2020 Office Memorandum-CGHS-Reimbursement of OPD Medicines Special Sanction in view of COVID-19

27-03-2020 Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in view of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) Infection-issue of medicines

27-03-2020 Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in View of COVID-19

26-03-2020 Gazette Notification - Hydroxychloroquine now a schedule H1 drug, can be sold on prescription only

26-03-2020 Press Note on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna package from Ministry of Finance

16-03-2020 Advisory - Social Distancing

15-03-2020 Guidelines on Dead Body Management

11-03-2020 Guidelines for home quarantine

11-03-2020 Guidelines on use of masks by public

05-03-2020 Advisory - Mass Gatherings

FOR HOSPITALS

DATE TITLE

27-03-2020 SOP for allocation of Residents/PG Students and Nursing Students as part of hospital management of COVID-19

27-03-2020 Office Memorandum-CGHS-Reimbursement of OPD Medicines Special Sanction in view of COVID-19

27-03-2020 Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in view of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) Infection-issue of medicines

27-03-2020 Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in View of COVID-19

26-03-2020 Gazette Notification - Hydroxychloroquine now a schedule H1 drug, can be sold on prescription only

26-03-2020 Webinar schedule of COVID-19 of AIIMS New Delhi

26-03-2020 Doorstep Delivery of Drugs to Consumers

25-03-2020 Telemedicine Practice Guidelines

24-03-2020 Letter from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution to States to take appropriate measures to ensure the availability of Ethyl Alcohol/Ethanol/ENA to the manufacturers of hand sanitizers in order to contain Corona Virus COVID- l9

24-03-2020 Guidelines on rational use of Personal Protective Equipment

23-03-2020 Advisory on the use of Hydroxy-chloroquin as prophylaxis for SARS-CoV-2 infection

22-03-2020 Notification of ICMR guidelines for COVID-19 testing in private laboratories in India

20-03-2020 Advisory for Hospitals and Medical Institutions

17-03-2020 Latest Testing Guidelines of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

17-03-2020 Guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons by Private Institutions

17-03-2020 Discharge policy for suspect or confirmed Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases

17-03-2020 Updated Guidelines on Clinical Management of COVID-19

15-03-2020 SOP for Mock Drill on 22nd March 2020 for Hospital Preparedness

15-03-2020 Revised Guidelines/Strategy for COVID-19 testing by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

15-03-2020 Guidelines on Dead Body Management

09-03-2020 ICMR strategy for COVID-19 testing in India

25-01-2020 Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities

24-01-2020 Guidance for sample Collection, Packaging and Transportation for Novel Coronavirus

FOR STATES/DEPARTMENTS/MINISTRY

DATE TITLE

26-03-2020 Gazette Notification - Hydroxychloroquine now a schedule H1 drug, can be sold on prescription only

26-03-2020 D.O. Letter from Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries for management and containment of COVID-19 dated 26.03.2020

24-03-2020 D.O. Letter 3 from Secretary, Human Resource Development to Chief Secretaries for temporary Medical camps in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas dated 24th March 2020

24-03-2020 DO Letter of Home Secretary regarding urgent need to take stringent actions to contain the spread of COVID-19.

24-03-2020 Annexure to Ministry of Home Affairs Order No. 40-3/2020-D Dated 24-3-2020.

24-03-2020 D.O. Letter 2 from Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries for management and containment of COVID-19 dated 24.03.2020

24-03-2020 D.O. Letter from Secretary Shipping to States for smooth carrying of goods to & from ports

24-03-2020 Guidelines on rational use of Personal Protective Equipment

24-03-2020 Model Micro-plan for containment of local transmission of COVID-19

24-03-2020 D.O. Letter from Secretary, Human Resource Development to Chief Secretaries for temporary Medical camps in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas dated 24th March 2020

24-03-2020 Letter from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution to States to take appropriate measures to ensure the availability of Ethyl Alcohol/Ethanol/ENA to the manufacturers of hand sanitizers in order to contain Corona Virus COVID- l9

24-03-2020 D.O. Letter from Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries for management and containment of COVID-19 dated 24.03.2020

23-03-2020 D.O. Letter from Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries for management and containment of COVID-19 dated 23.03.2020

23-03-2020 Letter from Ministry of Home Affairs - Restrictions on international passenger traffic through Authorized Immigration Check Posts in view of the COVID-19

23-03-2020 Office Order from Ministry of Shipping - State Government/Union Territories have issued prohibitory orders, Imposing restrictions on non-essential services in view of the COVID-19

22-03-2020 D.O. Letter from Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries for management and containment of COVID-19 dated 22.03.2020

21-03-2020 Revised Guidelines/Strategy for COVID-19 testing by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

20-03-2020 Instructions to all major and minor ports for dealing with(COVID-19) pandemic

20-03-2020 Letter from Secretary, Dept of Higher Education/School Education regarding Digital/e-Learning

20-03-2020 SOP for Mock Drill on 22nd March 2020 for Hospital Preparedness

19-03-2020 Advisory from Department of Sports for Sports Organizations

19-03-2020 DOPT OM - Preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Training Institutes

19-03-2020 Letter from Department of Food & Public Distribution regarding Hand Sanitizer Production and Availability

18-03-2020 DO Letter from Secretary, DoHFW to State Chief Secretaries regarding Social Distancing Measures

18-03-2020 Monitoring of the quality standards of hand Sanitizers

18-03-2020 Directives from MoHRD for all Educational Institutions and Examination Boards regarding precautions to be taken in light of COVID-19

18-03-2020 DoPT OM - Preventive measures to be taken to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

17-03-2020 Guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons by Private Institutions

17-03-2020 Latest Testing Guidelines of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

16-03-2020 Advisory - Social Distancing

15-03-2020 Guidelines on Dead Body Management

14-03-2020 Norms of assistance from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) in wake of COVID-19 outbreak

13-03-2020 National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) Order regarding Masks, Hand Sanitizers and Gloves

13-03-2020 Gazette Notification - Essential Commodities Order, 2020 - with regards to Masks and Hand Sanitizers (770KB)

11-03-2020 Invoking powers under Disaster Management Act 2005

11-03-2020 Decisions- High level Group of Ministers meeting to review current status and actions for prevention and management of COVID-19

10-03-2020 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for COVID-19 Management- International Cruise Ships at major Indian Ports

09-03-2020 ICMR strategy for COVID-19 testing in India

09-03-2020 Cabinet Secretary DO letter dated 8th March, 2020 to all Government of India Ministries on COVID-19 management

06-03-2020 Advisory for Exemption to mark biometric attendance in AEBAS

05-03-2020 Advisory - Mass Gatherings

03-03-2020 Kerala COVID 19 updates and advisory

03-03-2020 Advisory for Hospitals and Medical Institutions

25-01-2020 Guidance on Surveillance for human infection with 2019-nCoV

24-01-2020 Guidance for sample Collection, Packaging and Transportation for Novel Coronavirus

FOR EMPLOYEES

DATE TITLE

19-03-2020 DOPT OM - Preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Training Institutes

18-03-2020 Directives from MoHRD for all Educational Institutions and Examination Boards regarding precautions to be taken in light of COVID-19

18-03-2020 DoPT OM - Preventive measures to be taken to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

18-03-2020 DO Letter from Secretary, DoHFW to State Chief Secretaries regarding Social Distancing Measures

06-03-2020 Advisory for Exemption to mark biometric attendance in AEBAS

AWARENESS MATERIAL

TITLE

Role of Frontline Workers in Prevention and Management of CORONA VIRUS- English

Role of Frontline Workers in Prevention and Management of CORONA VIRUS - Hindi

Posters for Safety measures against COVID-19 - English

Posters for Safety measures against COVID-19 - Hindi

KIDS, VAAYU & CORONA : Comic book for children to provide correct information about COVID-19 - Part 2

Posters for Indians traveling from abroad - English

Posters for Indians traveling from abroad - Hindi

When to wear mask?: English

When to wear mask?: Hindi

When to get tested for COVID-19 English

When to get tested for COVID-19 Hindi

Do's and Don't Poster in English

Do's and Don't Poster in Hindi

Watch all COVID-19 management videos here

TV and Radio Spots (English & Hindi) for COVID-19

KIDS, VAAYU & CORONA : Comic book for children to provide correct information about COVID-19

LATEST UPDATES

DATE TITLE

27-03-2020 SOP for allocation of Residents/PG Students and Nursing Students as part of hospital management of COVID-19

27-03-2020 Office Memorandum-CGHS-Reimbursement of OPD Medicines Special Sanction in view of COVID-19

27-03-2020 Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in view of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) Infection-issue of medicines

27-03-2020 Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in View of COVID-19

26-03-2020 Gazette Notification - Hydroxychloroquine now a schedule H1 drug, can be sold on prescription only

26-03-2020 D.O. Letter from Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries for management and containment of COVID-19 dated 26.03.2020

26-03-2020 Press Note on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna package from Ministry of Finance

26-03-2020 Webinar schedule of COVID-19 of AIIMS New Delhi

26-03-2020 Doorstep Delivery of Drugs to Consumers

Date	TITLE
20-03-2020	Instructions to all major and minor ports for dealing with(COVID-19) pandemic
19-03-2020	Additional Travel Advisory
18-03-2020	Standard Operating Procedure for Passenger Movement post Disembarkation
17-03-2020	Additional Travel Advisory
16-03-2020	Additional Travel Advisory
14-03-2020	Restrictions on International passenger traffic through Land Check Posts
13-03-2020	Restrictions on International passenger traffic through land check posts-COVID 19
11-03-2020	Consolidated Travel Advisory - 11 March 2020
11-03-2020	Visa restrictions issued by Bureau of Immigration (BOI) after meeting of GoM on COVID19 - 11 March 2020
11-03-2020	Decisions- High level Group of Ministers meeting to review current status and actions for prevention and management of COVID-19
10-03-2020	Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for COVID-19 Management- International Cruise Ships at major Indian Ports
10-03-2020	Additional Travel Advisory
10-03-2020	Travel Advisory (Home Isolation)
06-03-2020	Travel Advisory
05-03-2020	Travel Advisory
03-03-2020	Travel and Visa restrictions related to COVID-19 in respect of Bureau of Immigration
02-03-2020	Travel Advisory
26-02-2020	Travel Advisory
05-02-2020	Travel Advisory
25-01-2020	Travel Advisory
17-01-2020	Travel Advisory

DATE	TITLE
27-03-2020	Office Memorandum-CGHS-Reimbursement of OPD Medicines Special Sanction in view of COVID-19
27-03-2020	Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in view of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) Infection-issue of medicines
27-03-2020	Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in View of COVID-19
26-03-2020	Gazette Notification - Hydroxychloroquine now a schedule H1 drug, can be sold on prescription only
26-03-2020	Press Note on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna package from Ministry of Finance
16-03-2020	Advisory - Social Distancing
15-03-2020	Guidelines on Dead Body Management
11-03-2020	Guidelines for home quarantine
11-03-2020	Guidelines on use of masks by public
05-03-2020	Advisory - Mass Gatherings

DATE	TITLE
27-03-2020	SOP for allocation of Residents/PG Students and Nursing Students as part of hospital management of COVID-19
27-03-2020	Office Memorandum-CGHS-Reimbursement of OPD Medicines Special Sanction in view of COVID-19
27-03-2020	Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in view of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) Infection-issue of medicines
27-03-2020	Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in View of COVID-19
26-03-2020	Gazette Notification - Hydroxychloroquine now a schedule H1 drug, can be sold on prescription only
26-03-2020	Webinar schedule of COVID-19 of AIIMS New Delhi
26-03-2020	Doorstep Delivery of Drugs to Consumers
25-03-2020	Telemedicine Practice Guidelines
24-03-2020	Letter from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution to States to take appropriate measures to ensure the availability of Ethyl Alcohol/Ethanol/ENA to the manufacturers of hand sanitizers in order to contain Corona Virus COVID- l9
24-03-2020	Guidelines on rational use of Personal Protective Equipment
23-03-2020	Advisory on the use of Hydroxy-chloroquin as prophylaxis for SARS-CoV-2 infection
22-03-2020	Notification of ICMR guidelines for COVID-19 testing in private laboratories in India
20-03-2020	Advisory for Hospitals and Medical Institutions
17-03-2020	Latest Testing Guidelines of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
17-03-2020	Guidelines for notifying COVID-19 affected persons by Private Institutions
17-03-2020	Discharge policy for suspect or confirmed Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases
17-03-2020	Updated Guidelines on Clinical Management of COVID-19
15-03-2020	SOP for Mock Drill on 22nd March 2020 for Hospital Preparedness
15-03-2020	Revised Guidelines/Strategy for COVID-19 testing by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
15-03-2020	Guidelines on Dead Body Management
09-03-2020	ICMR strategy for COVID-19 testing in India
25-01-2020	Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities
24-01-2020	Guidance for sample Collection, Packaging and Transportation for Novel Coronavirus

DATE	TITLE
19-03-2020	DOPT OM - Preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Training Institutes
18-03-2020	Directives from MoHRD for all Educational Institutions and Examination Boards regarding precautions to be taken in light of COVID-19
18-03-2020	DoPT OM - Preventive measures to be taken to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
18-03-2020	DO Letter from Secretary, DoHFW to State Chief Secretaries regarding Social Distancing Measures
06-03-2020	Advisory for Exemption to mark biometric attendance in AEBAS

LATEST UPDATES
DATE	TITLE
27-03-2020	SOP for allocation of Residents/PG Students and Nursing Students as part of hospital management of COVID-19
27-03-2020	Office Memorandum-CGHS-Reimbursement of OPD Medicines Special Sanction in view of COVID-19
27-03-2020	Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in view of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) Infection-issue of medicines
27-03-2020	Office Order-CGHS-Guidelines in View of COVID-19
26-03-2020	Gazette Notification - Hydroxychloroquine now a schedule H1 drug, can be sold on prescription only
26-03-2020	D.O. Letter from Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries for management and containment of COVID-19 dated 26.03.2020
26-03-2020	Press Note on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna package from Ministry of Finance
26-03-2020	Webinar schedule of COVID-19 of AIIMS New Delhi
26-03-2020	Doorstep Delivery of Drugs to Consumers