A vacation bench of justices UU Lalit and Aniruddha Bose told the petitioner that he could mention the matter for urgent listing before the regular bench on March 16 when the top court will re-open after the Holi break.
Reportedly, the coronavirus has claimed 30 lives and affected over 1500 people in France. Macron had recently stated the country was taking appropriate measures to deal with the situation.
The Prince of Wales greeted celebrities including Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly with the Indian greeting 'Namaste' as he chose to avoid shaking hands amidst Coronavirus outbreak.
"Indian nationals are strongly advised to avoid all non-essential travel abroad. On their return, they can be subjected to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days. International traffic through land borders will be restricted to designated check posts with robust screening facilities", the statement read.
The slogans by Ramdas Athawale are unlikely to assist in the government's preparation to curb the spread of the epidemic that has assumed pandemic proportions.
India may have its first casualty from the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus as 33-year-old labourer from Murshidabad, West Bengal who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia died on Sunday.