<p>A girl student has tested positive for novel coronavirus in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Commissioner Kalpana Shrivastava said on Sunday.</p>.<p>She told PTI that a 74-hour lockdown, till midnight March 24, has been announced here in view of this development.</p>.<p>"The student has recently returned to the state capital from outside and her sample tested positive," Shrivastava said.</p>.<p>"We are taking all precautions to ensure safety of the citizens and there is no need to panic," she said.</p>.<p>This is the first COVID-19 case in Bhopal.</p>
<p>A girl student has tested positive for novel coronavirus in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Commissioner Kalpana Shrivastava said on Sunday.</p>.<p>She told PTI that a 74-hour lockdown, till midnight March 24, has been announced here in view of this development.</p>.<p>"The student has recently returned to the state capital from outside and her sample tested positive," Shrivastava said.</p>.<p>"We are taking all precautions to ensure safety of the citizens and there is no need to panic," she said.</p>.<p>This is the first COVID-19 case in Bhopal.</p>