Coronavirus outbreak in India: Here is the list of all helpline numbers

The tweet shared specific helpline numbers from states and union territories as well.

As coronavirus cases surge across India, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare tweeted a list of helpline numbers for the public on Friday. It even asked citizens to keep the numbers handy in case a person feels that they are developing symptoms similar to the novel coronavirus.

A man checks his phone while wearing a protective mask in New Delhi. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare released a set of helpline numbers for citizens in case they feel they have developed symptoms related to coronavirus. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

Covid-19 has claimed lives of 4,900 people and affected more than 134,000 people worldwide. So far, 75 individuals across the country have been affected by coronavirus. A 76-year-old man from Karnataka succumbed to the disease on Thursday.

The government of Delhi has already declared coronavirus an epidemic and has closed down schools, colleges and cinema halls until March 31. India has also decided to go into a partial lockdown as it suspended all visas for entering the country for a month on Friday aiming to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus as all cases of the infection that have surfaced in the country so far can be traced to international travel.

States and Union Territories have set up helplines for coronavirus: Here’s the list