Coronavirus Live: Indian Embassy in US issues advisory on travel to India
The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 116,000 across the world as the outbreak spreads to more countries, causing greater economic damage.
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Coachella music festival postponed to October
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British junior health minister tests positive for coronavirus
Countries across the globe are amping up efforts to deal with the ever-increasing cases of novel coronavirus as the global death toll climbed over 4,000 and the infected with the virus topped 116,000, according to Reuters. In India, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 rose to 60 on Wednesday with two fresh cases - one each from Delhi and Rajasthan- being reported.
In Italy, the country with most fatalities after China, infections topped 10,000 as that nation attempts a nationwide lockdown. As US cases neared the 1,000 mark, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said some parts of the country are now beyond containment efforts.
British junior health minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating.
Here are LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreak:
Coachella music festival postponed to October
Organizers on Tuesday rescheduled the Coachella music festival for October over coronavirus concerns, following a directive from local health authorities.
"While this decision comes at a time of universal uncertainty, we take the safety and health of our guests, staff and community very seriously," Goldenvoice, the company that puts on the massive event in the California desert, said in a statement.
The two-weekend festival set for April will now take place over the weekends starting Friday October 9 and 16.
British junior health minister tests positive for coronavirus
British MP Nadine Dorries, a minister in the health department, has tested positive for coronavirus, she said in a statement on Tuesday.
"I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus... and have been self-isolating at home," said the Conservative MP.
Health officials are now trying to trace where she contracted the virus and who she has been in contact with, she added.
First published: Mar 11, 2020 05:33 IST