In a proactive measure to stop The spread of the coronavirus in Gujarat, the government on Thursday decided to cancel all recruitment exams scheduled to be held till March 31 and suspend state bus services to Maharashtra. Now, these tests will be conducted after April 20, said a government release. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, along with his deputy Nitin Patel, chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of the state machinery to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
The meeting was held hours before the state health department formally announced that two positive cases of the coronavirus have been detected in Gujarat for the first time after the outbreak.