The administration of Maharishi Valmiki Hospital has suspended biometric attendance in wake of the coronavirus threat. All officers are now required to mark their attendance in a register.

"In view of coronavirus threat, the biometric attendance is suspended till further orders. All officers/officials shall continue to mark their manual attendance in their respective attendance registers," read an official statement.

The novel coronavirus disease, dubbed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), was first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, in late December 2019 and has since spread to more than 20 other countries.

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