The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in India has gone up to 81.
States have gone into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19. Schools and colleges have been shut down, movie theatres closed, and many public events, including the IPL, postponed.
All states and Union Territories have been directed to invoke provisions of Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, so that Health Ministry advisories are enforceable.
The Epidemic Diseases Act consists of four sections and aims to provide for better prevention of the spread of Dangerous Epidemic Diseases.
It is routinely enforced across the country for dealing with outbreak of diseases such as swine flu, dengue, and cholera.
On this edition of IN DEPTH, we'll talk in detail about the Epidemic Diseases Act, when was it first introduced, and its various provisions. We'll also take a look at some of the major epidemics around the world and the steps being undertaken to contain the recent pandemic COVID-19, that has now spread to over 115 countries.

Anchor - Teena Jha

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