Coronavirus LIVE: New York bans gatherings of more than 500, say reports
India has suspended most visas including visa-free travel facility extended to Indian-origin foreigners from Friday to 15 April in an effort to stop instances of incoming travellers spreading the coronavirus infection in the country.
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Coronavirus seriously affecting economy: Rahul Gandhi
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Russian-European Mars mission postponed until 2022 over coronavirus
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COVID-19 is a 'controllable pandemic': WHO
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All cinema halls to remain shut in Delhi till March 31 : Arvind Kejriwal
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No definitive answer whether events such as sports events will be banned: MEA
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No definitive answer whether events such as sports events will be banned: Dammu Ravi
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Advice Indians to stay put wherever they are and only travel under compelling reasons: MEA
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UN Human Rights Council to suspend session over coronavirus
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We advise against conducting IPL, final decision lies with organisers: MEA
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Say no to panic, say yes to precautions: PM Modi on coronavirus
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No guidelines for airlines, up to them to decide frequency of flights to Covid-19 hit countries: Dammu Ravi
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Issue of this magnitude will definitely have economic costs but priority is human lives: Dammu Ravi
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All steps will be taken to stop spread of coronavirus: Raveesh Kumar
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After testing, negative, cases will be brought back from countries such as Italy and Iran: Dammu Ravi
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Additional Secretary Dammu Ravi named coordinator for all Covid-19 related matters
The novel coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and the US government's top infectious-disease specialist has said the pathogen is 10 times more deadly than the seasonal flu.
More than 126,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus across the world and 4,624 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
In India, the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases went up to 74 as on Thursday. The government has suspended most visas including visa-free travel facility extended to Indian-origin foreigners from Friday to 15 April in an effort to stop instances of incoming travellers spreading the infection in the country.
Here are LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreak:
Coronavirus seriously affecting economy: Rahul Gandhi
Coronavirus seriously affecting economy; it is already too late but govt should take measures to minimise damage: Rahul Gandhi.
Russian-European Mars mission postponed until 2022 over coronavirus
Russian-European Mars mission postponed until 2022 over coronavirus: Roscosmos
COVID-19 is a 'controllable pandemic': WHO
The new coronavirus outbreak "is a controllable pandemic" if countries step up measures to tackle it, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday.
All cinema halls to remain shut in Delhi till March 31 : Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal: All cinema halls to remain shut in Delhi till 31st March. Schools and colleges where exams are not being held will also remain closed.
No definitive answer whether events such as sports events will be banned: MEA
No definitive answer whether events such as sports events will be banned, says MEA.
No definitive answer whether events such as sports events will be banned: Dammu Ravi
No definitive answer whether events such as sports events will be banned, we will watch the situation and then take the matter to the group of secretaries, says Dammu Ravi.
Advice Indians to stay put wherever they are and only travel under compelling reasons: MEA
We advise Indians to stay put wherever they are and only travel under compelling reasons: MEA
UN Human Rights Council to suspend session over coronavirus
UN Human Rights Council to suspend session over COVID-19
We advise against conducting IPL, final decision lies with organisers: MEA
We advise against conducting IPL, final decision lies with organisers, says MEA.
Say no to panic, say yes to precautions: PM Modi on coronavirus
Say No to Panic, Say Yes to Precautions.
No Minister of the Central Government will travel abroad in the upcoming days. I urge our countrymen to also avoid non-essential travel.
We can break the chain of spread and ensure safety of all by avoiding large gatherings: PM Modi
No guidelines for airlines, up to them to decide frequency of flights to Covid-19 hit countries: Dammu Ravi
No guidelines for airlines, up to them to decide frequency of flights to Covid-hit countries, says Dammu Ravi
Issue of this magnitude will definitely have economic costs but priority is human lives: Dammu Ravi
Issue of this magnitude will definitely have economic costs but priority is human lives. How to deal with sports events in India - organisers must decide whether to go ahead but our advise would be not to do it, says Dammu Ravi.
All steps will be taken to stop spread of coronavirus: Raveesh Kumar
Raveesh Kumar says all steps will be taken to stop spread of the disease.
After testing, negative, cases will be brought back from countries such as Italy and Iran: Dammu Ravi
Dammu Ravi says evacuation doesn't mean we're bringing back everybody from Covid-19 affected countries. He says after testing, negative, cases will be brought back from countries such as Italy and Iran.
First published: Mar 12, 2020 05:25 IST