Talk:COVID-19 pandemic in India/Archive 3

Fifth death
As per Press Trust of India (PTI)  : A 69-year-old Italian tourist, who had recovered from COVID-19, dies of cardiac arrest in Jaipur private hospital.

Should we count his death due to COVID-19? Or wait for Mohfw confirmation when they update it? For now it have been added in article.

Tagging some of frequent editors as well    - Mayankj429 (talk) 07:36, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Yeah, don't think we should add it yet. Shanze1 (talk) 08:07, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * More on this reported by ANI :- Senior official to ANI on death of an Italian national in Jaipur today: He had recovered (from #COVID19), had tested negative & was discharged by SMS hospital, Jaipur 4 days back. He was admitted again to a pvt hospital there, for his co-morbid condition, and died due to illness.  - Mayankj429 (talk) 08:42, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

If MOHFW doesn't acknowledge it as the fifth death in its next update (last update was 20/03/2020 - 9 AM), we can remove it from here too. TheRichardPinto (talk) 09:44, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Mohfw updated on 5 pm IST - 4 deaths in India. Removing 5th death from count. - Mayankj429 (talk) 11:44, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

shops are close in Delhi
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-delhi-govt-bars-20-or-more-people-from-gathering-at-any-place-to-contain-covid-19-11584620275138.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 09:58, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

20 year Kolkata case positive
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-update-20-year-old-tests-positive-in-kolkata-11584683374171.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 10:05, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

✅ Thanks - Mayankj429 (talk) 12:00, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

The Hindu as tracking source
Do we really need The Hindu as source for infected cases number along with MoHFW in main table? I really don't consider any use of this as our government is not hiding any numbers and also it is updating frequently. We need to discuss this. Brown Chocolate (talk) 12:13, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * As per my observation, MOHFW updates at 9 am and 5 pm IST daily. If we are looking for live no. of cases at any time and willing to update The hindu reported cases then keep it otherwise 2 times a day update ( in morning and evening) by mohfw is also enough.so, The Hindu source can be removed as well as per my opinion. - Mayankj429 (talk) 12:32, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * any opinions? Brown Chocolate (talk) 13:02, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * , The Hindu source should be remove., because we only prefer one source that is MOHFW (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 13:06, 20 March 2020 (UTC))

Update Case
Cases are 223 https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-update-number-of-covid-19-cases-jumps-to-223-in-india-today-11584704933461.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 13:28, 20 March 2020 (UTC) thnk for updating cases

Helpline Numbers
can you add helpline nbr given by government +91-11-23978046 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 13:34, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Please share a reliable link of the source of this (ex MyGov or a ministry website) and also which ministry/department the number belongs to etc DTM (talk) 15:40, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I gave this idea before, but was rejected. It is probably archived. The numbers are on MoHFW website. The titles on the website are The Helpline Number for corona-virus : +91-11-23978046 Toll Free No: 1075, The Helpline Numbers of States & Union Territories for corona-virus, The Helpline Email ID for corona-virus : ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in. The second one is a PDF document. SaiP (talk) 16:37, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * :, Helpline numbers are not accepted here, this was rejected by me, Wikipedia Policy not allow us to do this thing, Please Check this Link - Check Here, & Read 3rd Paragraph , thanks (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 02:09, 21 March 2020 (UTC))
 * Mr.Mani Raj Paul, I am aware of this policy. When I asked for more details, the intention was not only to add the numbers themselves, but maybe provide news that the numbers are avaible, how many calls these numbers are getting, and what are the most frequent questions helped; how many people are are manning these helplines, in how many languages etc. DTM (talk) 06:15, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * If we can't add for some-reason, We can always add a link of the MoHFW website where the help line numbers reside. Thanks. SaiP (talk) 07:26, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 March 2020
Add a new line: Indian High Commission in Singapore managed to rescue 90 stranded passengers who were heading back to India. https://www.facebook.com/IndiaInSingapore/photos/a.557327217666479/2978682588864251/?type=3&theater Indian Embassy in Uzbekistan also asked for a rescue flight to send the Indian Nationals back home

https://www.facebook.com/IndiaInUzbekistan/photos/a.488677357850024/3057418284309239/?type=3&theater Someone20111 (talk) 15:11, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌, Social Networking sources are no accepted here (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 15:30, 20 March 2020 (UTC))
 * Mr.Mani Raj Paul, please see WP:FACEBOOK; policy allows usage of FB as a source in certain cases. DTM (talk) 15:36, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * DTM Regular websites are strongly preferred, not a Facebook link, You already said above in certain cases, but not in every cases. I hope you are with me (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 15:53, 20 March 2020 (UTC))


 * I tried to find other sources but didn't got any (as of now). As per WP:Facebook we can use FB as a reliable source if it is from officials (like in this case). Currently we can use this sources until we could get more reliable source. Brown Chocolate (talk) 06:08, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Mr.Mani Raj Paul I was just checking out the policy/guideline myself. Just as a relevant notice I commented here with it. I am sure you know how best to apply it here. It should be noted that the blue tick for the embassies give the facebook pages a certain amount of credibility and it cannot be ignored as a normal social media account of any random individual.
 * India in Uzbekistan (Embassy of India, Tashkent) @IndiaInUzbekistan
 * India in Singapore (High Commission of India, Singapore) @IndiaInSingapore
 * Both are verified pages. Then again, I am just pointing this out generally. DTM (talk) 06:10, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Regarding March Section
As the Timeline of March cases is becoming long, so by tomorrow we will interchange section like this :-

March 1-10 March 11-20 March 21-31

I hope you all agree (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 16:00, 20 March 2020 (UTC))
 * Or something like Timeline of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 might be an option as well. Let's see what others think. Make sure to follow Copying within Wikipedia if we create a new article. --Titodutta (talk) 17:44, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, Titodutta, Yes Timeline of March cases is becoming long, so if we create a new Article like this 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 in India , I think we should wait till April. (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 02:30, 21 March 2020 (UTC))

Deccan Herald as Live Tracking Souce
India is now entering a new Phase with a steep increment in New Cases. So, a faster update is essential. Our Official Health Ministry Updates are delayed by a day. I propose the Deccan Herald Coronavirus Live Updates Tracker to update about the latest count as soon as possible. It is reporting cases faster than other media sources, and can replace 'The Hindu' Tracker. Kindly have a look at it. Thank You.
 * Deccan Hearld has a live tracking, so has The Times of India, and so has The Hindu, and a bunch of other news portals. As COVID-19 is entering a new phase (if it is so, I have not read any confirmation yet), we need to be more careful. --Titodutta (talk) 17:42, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Titodutta add pls Deccan herald source, they update in real time  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 02:22, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a place for live time update. Brown Chocolate (talk) 05:39, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Short Summary
Mr.Mani Raj Paul, we all need to add a short summary to the new Timeline subsection created on the page. It shouldn't be left blank with just the link. DTM (talk) 12:25, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * DTM, what type of summary, can I now ?? (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 12:31, 21 March 2020 (UTC))
 * Yes, you can, anyone can :)... for example see this 2019–20_coronavirus_pandemic, and how the main article Timeline of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is summarised. This is just one example. There are many. Any place where template is placed is an example. DTM (talk) 12:38, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I want to take advice from, Please read above paragraphs & What you people think? (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 13:18, 21 March 2020 (UTC))


 * I think in summary one paragraph could be on first wave i.e. first three cases in Kerela and recoveries, than in next paragraph could be about 16 italian group, and various imported cases. We can also tell on which date and in how many days cases reach a total of 50, 100, 200, so on. Many more things can be summarized do suggest it. - Mayankj429 (talk) 13:57, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

For me it would be excluded) Remember future is yet to come. We should keep summary bit short now. Brown Chocolate (talk) 14:31, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * First 3 cases from Kerla and their recovery.
 * Cases on 2nd March. (As it was first reported after long time)
 * 14 Italian citizen cases.
 * 3 year old and their parents cases. (Could be
 * Major milestone (50,100,150,200).
 * All Deaths.
 * Kanika Kapoor Case.

1. First case in Kerala. 2. First case outside of Kerala. 3. No. of states affected right now. 4. Total cases milestone dates - 100, 500, 1000, and so on. 5. Total deaths milestone dates. 6. Most cases reported in a 24-hour period. 7. Top celebrity cases. TheRichardPinto (talk) 15:00, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 March 2020
Hi please approve the same. 146.196.39.130 (talk) 07:21, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The page is already Extended-confirmed-protected. What did you exactly mean by the request?. SaiP (talk) 07:31, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Please give us changes you want to make in X to Y form. Brown Chocolate (talk) 07:34, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Isn't the page already protected? SaiP (talk) 07:38, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah it is already Extended confirmed protected. Requester didn't mention changes need to be done. So what we should approve? Brown Chocolate (talk) 07:58, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * You are correct. It is ambiguous. Let us wait for his reply. SaiP (talk) 08:19, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Three more cases in Karnataka
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/coronavirus-in-karnataka-3-more-positive-cases-confirmed-making-it-a-total-of-10-cases/articleshow/74663799.cms
 * Request you to sign yourself after commenting here. To do this easily, type four tildes (~) at the end of your comment. and for more info see Help:Using talk pages. SaiP (talk) 09:20, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

✔️ on Timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India. Kindly request on the same from next time. - Mayankj429 (talk) 10:28, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

CBSE Helpline Number
1800118004 from 8 am to 8 pm

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/mar/21/cbse-launches-toll-free-helpline-for-students-parents-on-coronavirus-safeguards-2119761.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 09:00, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Do we need a CBSE Helpline Number? What you guys think -, , , , , , and ? (P.S.:Request you to sign yourself after commenting here. To do this easily, type four tildes (~) at the end of your comment. and for more info see Help:Using talk pages.) SaiP (talk) 09:30, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Do Not Add as per WP:NOTYELLOW. Wikipedia is not a place for promotion. This numbers must be temporary and would not be operational after some month. Brown Chocolate (talk) 09:39, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Do Not Add I decline this thing 3 times (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 09:56, 21 March 2020 (UTC))

Move the Table of daily cases by state
Proposal to move the this template from the main page. The table is very large as of now and will only grow in the coming days, this creates clutter and confusion on the page. It could instead be hyperlinked as a source under this template like here and here on the pages for the United States and Pakistan. — Shawnqual (talk) 08:56, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * According to me No, because table is large — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 10:09, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Are you saying that the table should be kept because it is large?! Shawnqual (talk) 18:49, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Community transmission
Suspected community transmission cases in Tamil Nadu and Maharastra as government is unable to establish source of infection.

Soruce:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/coronavirus-is-tamil-nadu-man-india-s-1st-community-spread-case/story-wXPUk04RJDlX0nBo4doPNN.html

https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-coronavirus-live-updates-riots-in-kolkata-s-dum-dum-jail-after-bail-hearings-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-outbreak-2817998   -- 11:25 AM update

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-maharashtra-reports-12-14-cases-with-no-history-of-travel-11584779324274.html

Case in mumbai slum. Tracking of community transmission is difficult as density is as high as 23,000 people per sq km.

Soruce:

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-case-in-a-mumbai-slum-officials-hit-tracking-hurdle-6324652/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shreyas112358 (talk • contribs) 10:39, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

shreyas112358 10:23, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

ICMR changes strategy for coronavirus testing in India
https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/icmr-changes-strategy-for-coronavirus-testing-in-india/articleshow/74742359.cms — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 12:08, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Please do not only give us links here. Also add the exact content that needs to be added. And sign your comment. Thanks DTM (talk) 13:03, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Language
Are you people accept only English reference? Other language reference are available here or not, like other Marathi & Urdu language — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 12:12, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Any reliably sourced reference of any language is ok. DTM (talk) 12:40, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , see also WP:NOENG. --Titodutta (talk) Titodutta (talk) 19:00, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Everyone, please make a little bit more effort with the citations.
Everyone, please please take a little bit more effort with the citations, add a date, author if present, agency, any other relevant details etc. This may seem like a waste of time BUT IT IS NOT. And if everyone does there own citation, we won't have a pile up of hundreds of terribly formatted citations at the end. Thank you. DTM (talk) 12:32, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

REQUEST TO KEEP THE ORANGE GRAPH
,you have deleted my section during your previous update, while I have not contributed on this page much, It's not allowed to remove any user's section on the talk page unless clarified thereby violating WP:TPO. Please clarify before permanently removing my section.

The orange graph showing cumulative cases was simple and efficient, but has been shifted to the timeline page which I can understand. But the existing table for cases by state is too long and difficult to interpret at first look, and is only going to grow longer. Could we keep the orange graph on this page too?

Edit: It also looks like the entire timeline page was just cut and pasted hastily on the new page. We should have a brief timeline page present here, and possibly the orange graph too. Thundermage117 (talk) 13:52, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I haven't deleted any of the content or pages without discussing. Please me know the difference in pages. If I did it by mistake, my apologies. I can restore it. SaiP (talk) 13:59, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * It's here just for reference, it's alright if done by mistake. No need to restore it now. You can use the new section button at the top of the talk page to prevent it from happening again. Thundermage117 (talk) 14:24, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry, my bad. Will not happen. SaiP (talk) 14:32, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

✅ I have added templete for that graph under timeline section, as i agree it is useful in main article for summarizing. And the short summary for the Timeline section here is to be added soon. - Mayankj429 (talk) 14:14, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you,much easier now. Thundermage117 (talk) 14:24, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Delhi Metro Services to Close from 10am to 4pm
https://www.news18.com/news/india/coronavirus-pandemic-live-updates-coronavirus-outbreak-india-news-covid-19-gujarat-andhra-pradesh-kanika-kapoor-2545147.html I signed my comment Royal711 (talk) 14:02, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Short Summary in Timeline
As per request, I written the short summary for few dates, If you find any mistake, please correct it. All the data were captured orange graph. (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 15:30, 21 March 2020 (UTC))

bangal new case
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/west-bengal-reports-third-covid-19-positive-case-815992.html

now im sign Royal711 (talk) 15:59, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Bad way to pick dates
Good to see March has a new subpage now. However the current March section does not look good. It should be either the last five days, which highlights the most recent information, or it should be in a couple of paragraphs narrating the March story. Food for thought, perhaps? --Titodutta (talk) 16:54, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * +I suggested to be careful about Copying within Wikipedia, alas, we need to fix it, most probably. --Titodutta (talk) 16:58, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Removal of Assam from list of territories in Infobox
There is no confirmed case in the state of Assam so far. {" xiiix ":" write "} 05:37, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanks. Brown Chocolate (talk) 05:47, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

6 Death reported
https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-reports-sixth-death-due-to-novel-coronavirus/articleshow/74756940.cms

✔️ - Mayankj429 (talk) 08:14, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

state wise data of crona virus in India
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-812987.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Royal711 (talk • contribs) 10:55, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Great Job
sory my English is no good but i want say

I saw lots of user contribute this article, I salute all you for updating that article

Royal711 (talk) 11:00, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Add video files for Address to the Nation and SAARC Conference speeches of PM Modi
,, , ,
 * Request anyone of you guys to add the video files for Address to the Nation and SAARC Conference speeches of PM Modi. To add simply type the following
 * 1) PM Modi’s address to the nation on Corona Virus.webm
 * 2) [[File:PM Modi interacts with SAARC leaders on measures to deal with COVID-19.webm]]
 * Both the videos are under Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed). I have uploaded the videos to Creative Commons. I feel it is important to add these videos to the article. Thank you. Suggestions are most welcome. SaiP (talk) 12:58, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I added the video. Please make sure that you add proper links and licences so that everyone can verify the CC status etc. I have added a GODL licence but the file page needs more sorting out. DTM (talk) 13:11, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I went on to the US page and checked the video file and did the same. But I did not know that we have add the GODL license. The Youtube Video did say it has the Creative Commons License. This is the first time I have added the video. Please let me know what else I have to do now, like you said sorting out. Thanks SaiP (talk) 14:24, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * SaiP, you did a good work, but DTM already said that, video file should be sorting out. (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 13:50, 21 March 2020 (UTC))
 * Thanks, since this is the first time I have done, I did my best to know what has to be added. Please let me know what else has to be done. Thanks SaiP (talk) 14:24, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * , I have added the SAARC speech video as well. Please look  in the first comment of this section. Request you to add this video as well. I have added the proper licensing for it. Request you guys to take a look into it. I have requested a reviewer  to review it as well because if the license is not reviewed by an Administrator or a reviewer, the file gets deleted after 7 days. If one of you have the rights for reviewing, please do so and save the file from deletion. Please do it for both the files. Thank you. SaiP (talk) 18:34, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , Any update on this guys? SaiP (talk) 08:16, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * SaiP, thanks for cleaning up the information on the file pages. I added some categories too. The SAARC video is long, so I added the video but as an external video link. DTM (talk) 10:00, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * : My pleasure!! SaiP (talk) 17:25, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Linking words
Editors are requested not to link name of Countries, States and popular cities as per MOS:OL. Brown Chocolate (talk) 14:03, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Regarding Janata Cerfew
Today is Janata Cerfew in India. So if any one has the images of Empty Roads & Empty Markets, Please show here, we will include in main article (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 02:02, 22 March 2020 (UTC))
 * If possible get pictures of some popular street or place which people is familiar and is crowded most of the time. Brown Chocolate (talk) 05:13, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * There are lot of live updates I can see right now as I am writing with Pictures posted by verified account of City Police twitter account, where some people are violating the curfew and other empty roads. But we can't use Twitter as many of you said. I will check the website and post some here. SaiP (talk) 09:39, 22 March 2020 (UTC)


 * SaiP we will wait..(Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 10:27, 22 March 2020 (UTC))

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 March 2020
Change number of cases in Bihar from 3 to 2. See https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ for confirmation. Aditya Abhas (talk) 14:31, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

✔️ - Mayankj429 (talk) 15:32, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Lockdowns & Indian Railways Suspensions
Hi, Please add Maharashtra Lockdown, Odisha Partial Lockdown and Indian Railways Suspensions Maharashtra Lockdown: https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/coronavirus-in-maharashtra-govt-orders-lockdown-of-offices-shops-as-cases-rise-to-52/story/398774.html Odisha Lockdown: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-update-odisha-govt-announces-lockdown-till-29-march-11584865948737.html Indian Railway Suspensions https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indian-railways-cancels-all-trains-till-month-end-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-11584863390051.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Someone20111 (talk • contribs) 14:51, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

✔️ - Mayankj429 (talk) 10:23, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

400 Cases in India
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/coronavirus-cases-in-india-live-news-latest-updates-march23/liveblog/74765889.cms

Pls update Royal711 (talk) 03:03, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ✔️ Thanks Brown Chocolate (talk) 06:43, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Edit request
This data can even be added in a quote box. Or highlighted somehow.

""One isolation bed per 84,000 people, 1 quarantine bed per 36,000: Govt data....The data, collected in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, states there is one doctor per 11,600 Indians, and one hospital bed per 1,826 Indians." The Indian Express"

DTM (talk) 16:54, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Add line in Discrimination section
Following line can be added in Discrimination section

There were rumors that some Muslims who returned from Dubai refused to undergo coronavirus testing for religious reasons. The news was then amplified by bloggers and some some social media channels, but it was later debunked and confirmed to be false.

Copied this line from List of incidents of xenophobia and racism related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. Jasksingh (talk) 18:00, 22 March 2020 (UTC)


 * See WP:INDISCRIMINATE and avoid covering every non notable incident. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 02:44, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Maybe add this as a single statement, such as 'A TV channel falsely reported that Muslim youths in Karnataka refused coronavirus testing for "religious reasons"'. --Jose Mathew (talk) 09:15, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Add lines in Misinformation section
Following line can be added in Misinformation section

Misinformation that the government is spreading "anti-corona" drug in the country during Janata curfew, a stay-at-home curfew enforced in India, went viral on social media. Misinformation that clapping together during Janata curfew will kill the virus was debunked by the media. One viral message says that the lifetime of coronavirus is only 12 hours and staying home for 14 hours during Janata curfew break the chain of transmission. Another message claimed that observing Janata curfew will result in the reduction of coronavirus cases by 40%.

Copied the lines from Misinformation related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic Jasksingh (talk) 18:11, 22 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Just another day on social media. This deserves no more attention. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 02:47, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 March 2020
I think this should be added somewhere in the article: '''On 23 March 2020, the Greater Chennai Corporation began disinfection across bus stands, bus shelters, market areas, benches, and other crowded areas of Chennai as an effort to contain the coronavirus. In the Koyambedu area, garbage was removed from a market. The civic body announced that disinfection will begin on 3,800 ATM machines. ''' Kabutops7 (talk) 21:46, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Disinfection of public places is being done across all major cities. Adding info only about Chennai would not be a great move. Agree or disagree? Brown Chocolate (talk) 01:43, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes there is no need to cover this. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 02:50, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * , this need not be added in the '2020 coronavirus pandemic in India' page, but feel free to find / create a page for covid-19 in Tamil Nadu, and add this information there. --Jose Mathew (talk) 09:21, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Lockdown Update
https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-lockdown-may-be-too-slow-to-stop-millions-of-infections/articleshow/74764299.cms Royal711 (talk) 03:06, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * India lockdown may be ‘too slow’ to stop millions of infections
 * India heading to Complete Lockdown  SaiP (talk) 08:01, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Create new articles for states where cases are pouring in

 * I propose to create separate articles for states where cases are pouring in like Telangana. We can elaborate in detail as what happened in each state. I request all of your opinion folks. SaiP (talk) 03:59, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I agree and I created 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Punjab, India and now discussion os on to Merge this article in 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India. Manakpreet Singh (talk) 04:57, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Update for Escaping people

 * Here is the new update. People are still escaping. However, this is a developing story. SaiP (talk) 05:00, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅ some of cases added here, thanks to SaiP ,(Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 05:51, 23 March 2020 (UTC))

Regarding Discussion
All the discussions of main article are saved in the top of this page, These Discussions are evidence. Please give your useful ideas & suggestions for main article to make it more better for visitors.,thanks (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 06:25, 23 March 2020 (UTC))

Trolls happening against COVID-19 victims on social media

 * There are trolls against COVID-19 victims on social media. This update can be made in 2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_India section. SaiP (talk) 07:16, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Any update on this folks,, , , , ? I am not pressurising, I just wanted to know the update. SaiP (talk) 08:31, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I'm not sure if individual incidents like this are worth mentioning. I'll leave it to other editors. Shanze1 (talk) 09:26, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree. - Mayankj429 (talk) 09:30, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

This definitely doesn't come under Discrimination. However, if there are more cases like this, we could add a new sub-section called Victim Blaming. TheRichardPinto (talk) 09:36, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I saw few cases of discrimination with north east people on twitter. But I don't think we should mention individual cases. Whatever current section of discrimination covers all the cases. Brown Chocolate (talk) 11:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Read WP:INDISCRIMINATE and assess the need of additions by the importance. This looks far from being important for now. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 13:05, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 March 2020

 * It'd be best to include unofficial reports from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Sanilsjacob (talk) 08:13, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌ We had discussion on this before. Wikipedia would never give live updates. Also government website upload data frequently. So it's better to use official source than any other. Thanks☺️ Brown Chocolate (talk) 08:44, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ for comment. The MoHFW website is official and best source for us to update. Thanks. SaiP (talk) 09:09, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Second image in infobox
What is the second image in the infobox? As per the caption, it is clearly wrong (see first image). Is it just wrongly captioned, or is the image itself wrong / outdated? --Jose Mathew (talk) 09:31, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Second image shows deaths in a range in various states. If Caption is causing confusion i would change it to make it more clear. - Mayankj429 (talk) 09:43, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, so they have just copied the colour scheme from the first image. I was confused because no state has 9 deaths (so far). --Jose Mathew (talk) 09:55, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * that is range of 1 to 9 deaths not exact no. of death. I have updated the caption to have more clearity. Thanks - Mayankj429 (talk) 10:01, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Implementation of Section 144

 * Latest News Section 144 has been implemented for a week in State of Tamil Nadu SaiP (talk) 10:20, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Telangana and Andhra Pradesh imposes Section 144 for nights SaiP (talk) 10:25, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * SaiP Rajasthan & other states also imposes Section 144, wait for it, it will be mention soon in main article. (Mr.Mani Raj Paul (talk) 10:35, 23 March 2020 (UTC))
 * Thank you . SaiP (talk) 10:37, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_India is clumsy

 * I think we have reorganise this section. I see the tables being very clumsy. The table 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India by state and union territory goes off page. I had to scroll to the right to see it. What are you thoughts? SaiP (talk) 10:56, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Remove it Honestly, I hate that table. It's too huge. Whenever I open this article, first thing I saw is this table. Also it is not much important. It would be better if we remove it from here and add it to Timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India. Also we could not maintain it for future dates. It would be damm big. Brown Chocolate (talk) 11:15, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * We can simply make the default state of the table collapsed if you want. Shanze1 (talk) 11:16, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ This is much better idea. As i remember this table was added after a discussion. So, for some visitors this table may be useful. So keep it here but in default collapsible mode. - Mayankj429 (talk) 11:30, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I think moving it Timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India would be neat and appropriate. SaiP (talk) 11:24, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure this can be done to make article look good. But still this pandemic will not gonna end within a week or two (imagine how big it would be). Also I don't think readers are interested to see this kind of details here on main page. I did suggest it to move it to Timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India with default state as collapsed. Brown Chocolate (talk) 11:29, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't recommend moving this to timeline article. This needs to be here in the statistics section which is designated to have such data. Every other nation's page have them in the main page and some even have their stat section with even longer tables next to the lead section. I have put it on collapsed state now. Shanze1 (talk) 11:39, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Now I feel OK. I was just talking about the future look of this table. Also as per Shanze1 I checked other countries statistics section. I really loved the way how US did it. Thanks Brown Chocolate (talk) 12:03, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I did see it. It looks good. One small request, could you move the Orange Graph beside the table 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India by state and union territory so that there is no empty space. It looks neat then because both are of similar size. On a side note, the orange graph is already there on the time line article. SaiP (talk) 12:10, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * What about this, ? SaiP (talk) 12:57, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The orange graph associated with the Timeline section. We need others' opinion before moving that out of there. But yeah, the empty space does bother me. There is another way though - we can make it align left at present location.. Shanze1 (talk) 13:05, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Orange graph is also used on Timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India so it shouldn't be placed in the template in Stats section, and that graph was again added their as it shows how cases in country increased with time, which is apt for the Timeline section. Better would be to take the Stats section downwards which we are discussing. - Mayankj429 (talk) 14:46, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Could you collapse the second map as well ? Aim is to clear of the empty space which does not look neat. What are your thoughts folks? SaiP (talk) 12:17, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I think we cannot collapse the maps inside this infobox. Also, I think it is vital to keep it as it is for now. Shanze1 (talk) 12:33, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * The tables got distorted again. SaiP (talk) 13:25, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't see any issue. Shanze1 (talk) 13:38, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Could you please place graph 2 (new cases) under graph 1 (total count) so it would look better. Brown Chocolate (talk) 13:41, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, it was that way before. Will do that. Shanze1 (talk) 13:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 March 2020
please add this reference Suyash Dwivedi (talk) 11:32, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌ we already had official government (MoHFW) for number of cases. Thanks Brown Chocolate (talk) 11:35, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 23 March 2020
Active cases are 394 Jacobbollywood (talk) 12:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

❌ It is 415-23-1-7=384 as per Mohfw which is official government source. - Mayankj429 (talk) 12:12, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Helpline numbers
pls add CBSE helpline nbr & indian train nbr this will good for new visitor Royal711 (talk) 13:24, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

❌ It have been discussed before. And this page is about the pandemic and this is irrelevant to it. - Mayankj429 (talk) 14:38, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

12 private lab of testing
https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/coronavirus-update-here-list-private-testing-labs-india-1658823-2020-03-23 Royal711 (talk) 13:28, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Contributors to PM-CARES fund
There are now dozens of companies that have contributed 100 crore to this fund. It would be silly to go on naming all of them on this article. I suggest we mention only those which have contributed 200 crore or more in order to avoid corporate spam on this article. M4DU7 (talk) 10:22, 13 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Akshay Kumar denoted Rs 25 Crore, while other HDFC back (150 crore), IPL team SRH denoted Rs 10 Crore. These are the big names which contributed. We can't mention names of above Rs 200 crore it may lead to negative impact. Even 1 Crore is not a less amount. We can do 1 possible things that all the names of contributors move to PM CARES Fund, only notable should remain in this article.  Mr.Mani Raj Paul   - talk  10:45, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Every company/group has donated some or the other amount and we are not a newspaper to cover each and every contribution. You say 1 crore is not a small amount. Let me tell you that it is a miniscule amount compared to the 6500 crore that the PM-CARES Fund collected within the first week. Hope you get the point. M4DU7 (talk) 11:09, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , M4DU7 is correct, no need to mention every individual's contribution in this section. It's obvious that celebrities or companies can only pay in crores. There are many and we cannot include all. One need to maintain WP:SUMMARY. And the section looks good with the mention of contributors who have donated above 500 cr. I've mentioned your version of the section here at PM CARES Fund, with 25 cr. as min for inclusion no meed to mention more, if with in 25 cr. limit if anyone left, you can include that. Here in this article the existing section seems good to me. Dey subrata (talk) 14:03, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Add lines in Misinformation and Discrimination section
Following lines should be added in Discrimination section:

Muslim gatherings organised by the Tablighi Jamaat has resulted in large increased of cases in India, which has triggered Islamophobic reactions and increased communal tension. Islamophobic hashtags began circulating shortly after the news broke in late March. Videos falsely claiming to show members of the missionary group spitting on police and others quickly went viral on social media. A tribal boy in Jharkhand was killed over a clash over such rumours. In North West Delhi, a mob attacked a Muslim man and told him to renounce Islam as they believed that he was part of a so-called Islamic conspiracy to spread coronavirus.

Some patients, in different quarantine facilities of Uttar Pradesh, refused to eat food because the cooks in these facilities were Dalits.

Copied part of these lines from List of incidents of xenophobia and racism related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. Jasksingh (talk) 15:49, 13 April 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅. Thanks for contributing. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 16:42, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't have issue with adding about this, but a separate section is completely unwarranted and violates WP:NPOV. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 03:13, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

== Change the color of pandemic cases from 500–999 confirmed cases  100–499 confirmed cases because these two colors schemes are too similar to understand difference which state have 100 confirmed cases and which one have 500 or 999 confirmed cases. ==

I suggest to change the color of pandemic cases from 500–999 confirmed cases  100–499 confirmed cases because these two colors schemes are too similar to understand difference which state have 100 confirmed cases and which one have 500.it will be easier to understand this map for readers. And if you totally change the color of this map from red to Brown it will be great. Kundan Ravindra Dhayade (talk) 08:52, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, this is wrt your recent edit commenting on Testing. Please do check, wether your cited source says anything about what you've added in the page. If not, Plz do find some other source to back your comment. However, I think this edit needs to be in Testing and Countermeasures section. Thanks Santoshdts (talk) 12:18, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

NDTV's article is clearly saying that India's testing rate is lowest in the world. I suggest you to read it again. Kundan Ravindra Dhayade (talk) 15:11, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

I also agree it is difficult to compare. Thanks Hstar24 (talk) 06:04, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Editing in statistics
There is a positive case in Meghalaya.

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/meghalaya-reports-first-covid-19-case-after-shillong-based-doctor-tests-positive-1666637-2020-04-14&ved=2ahUKEwjUr_KvnOfoAhVVU30KHVpDC68Q0PADMAx6BAgJEAY&usg=AOvVaw05lVeX_jBt37jB2V4hmBAI&ampcf=1 Hstar24 (talk) 05:58, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Edit it thanks Hstar24 (talk) 06:01, 14 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the update, but please wait till it is reflected by mohfw.gov.in. - Mayankj429 (talk) 06:08, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ as its reported now by mohfw.gov.in. Amkgp (talk) 13:40, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Separate sections for Misinformation and Discrimination
It is not specifically an edit request but just a suggestion. Right now, there is a combined section for Misinformation and Discrimination. There should be separate sections for both as both are completely unrelated. Jasksingh (talk) 13:54, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Subsection on Tablighi Jamaat
I guess this article qualifies for a sub-section specifically on Tablighi Jamaat. There's a lot of news stories directly related to the cases being reported which are related to the event and attendees. Some of them are     and thousands more. Capankajsmilyo(Talk 07:29, 14 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes I agree Hstar24 (talk) 15:09, 14 April 2020 (UTC)


 * , there is no problem with having a section here, and there has never been one. But the problem is to say something sensible in a paragraph or two since very few facts are known. Why don't you produce some draft text and we can work on it here, before putting into the mainspace? -- Kautilya3 (talk) 16:22, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 April 2020
Please change writing style format from: to
 * According to a study at Shiv Nadar University, India could have witnessed a surge of 31,000 cases of disease between March 24 and April 14 without lockdown.
 * According to a study at Shiv Nadar University, India could have witnessed a surge of 31,000 cases of disease between 24 March and 14 April without lockdown. 36.77.78.48 (talk) 20:12, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ - Mayankj429 (talk) 22:35, 14 April 2020 (UTC)