The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your best way to start the day ahead of the news cycle. Here are the latest updates and the big stories you need to follow today: 1) Coronavirus outbreak: News update The total number of cases in India has crossed 100 | Government has notified COVID-19 a ‘disaster’, enabling assistance to be provided under the State Disaster Response Fund | Several States have initiated a containment lockdown, closing schools, colleges, malls and other public places. All conferences, workshops, educational tours and sports programmes have been postponed March 31 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will convene a meeting of SAARC leaders over a video conference today evening 2) Coronavirus: Over 200 Indian students return from Italy A special Air India flight from Milan will carry 230 Indian students and land in Delhi this morning. The students, who have been tested for the disease will be quarantined as per prevention protocol after their arrival. 3) BJP demands floor test of Kamal Nath government on Sunday Madhya Pradesh BJP on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Governor Lalji Tandon demanding a floor test, by division of votes and not voice vote, before the budget session begins tomorrow. 4) RSS annual meet in Bengaluru cancelled over coronavirus scare The annual meet of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), the highest decision making body of RSS, which was scheduled to start from today was cancelled in view of the coronavirus scare. 5) Coronavirus: Prohibitory orders imposed in J&K’s Kishtwar, Ramban Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Kishtwar and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the prevailing health emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. 6) New Zealand cancels mosque massacre remembrance over virus fears New Zealand has cancelled a national remembrance service to mark today’s first anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks because of coronavirus fears, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. 7) Egypt suspends schools, universities for two weeks starting today Egypt will suspend schools and universities for two weeks starting March 15 amid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the presidency said in a statement on Saturday. 8) Hosts Punjab take on struggling Aizawl in I-League reverse-leg fixture Punjab FC will look to cash in on their superb home run when they host former champions Aizawl FC at the Guru Nanak Stadium in an I-League reverse-leg fixture today. 9) Light rainfall today, snowfall likely over Western Himalayan region: IMD The IMD on Saturday predicted that while a large part of the country may receive light to moderate rainfall in the next 24 hours, ending 1 p.m. on Sunday, the week ahead will be dry for the country barring the Western Himalayan region. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. | 
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