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The following is the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in India from January 2020 through May 2020. Timeline of the pandemic spread across India (30 January 2020 to 3 April 2020) This article needs to be updated .
The first cases of COVID-19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala, among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. [10][11][12] Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March, and in the rest of the country on 25 March. Infection rates started to drop in September. [13]
The undercounting may or may not be intentional. Rather undercounting may occur due to unreported COVID-19 cases, inefficiencies in the data collection system, inability to adapt to pandemic like situation and people not reporting deaths. [1] [33] [34] Undercounting of total cases and death figures was reported during the first wave in 2020.
The Government of India confirmed India's first case of COVID-19 on 30 January 2020 in the state of Kerala, when a university student from Wuhan travelled back to the state. [24] As the number of confirmed COVID-19 -positive cases approached 500, Modi on 19 March, asked all citizens to observe the 'Janata Curfew' (people's curfew) on Sunday, 22 ...
Hindustan Times. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020. ^ "COVID-19: India reports 8,909 new cases,217 deaths in 24 hours, 2,07,615 total cases". nationalheraldindia. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020. ^ Boda, Tharun (2 June 2020). "COVID-19 Andhra Pradesh tally goes up to 3,791 as 115 fresh cases emerge".
India reported its first case of COVID-19 in January 2020, and by March 2020, the government implemented a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. However, this lockdown resulted in significant economic disruption and social challenges, particularly for the millions of informal workers who lost their livelihoods.
India's daily case count surpassed 100,000 for the first time with 103,558, surpassing the previous record of 97,894 set in September 2020. [14] Maharashtra accounted for more than half of the total of the country with a record 57,074 new cases.
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. Slowly, the pandemic spread to various states and union territories including the state of Telangana. The first case was recorded in this region on 2 March from a man who had travel history with the UAE.