Covid-19 Highlights: France reports 108 new coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours

For a developing country like ours with a large population the growing challenge of coronavirus is not a normal situation: PM Modi

For the last few days, it looks like if we are safe from coronavirus. This belief is not right. Hence, it is very important for every Indian to remain aware and alert: PM Modi

I want to appeal to everyone that you must venture out of home only if it is absolutely necessary. Senior citizens above 60 years of age must remain indoors: PM Modi

To deal with coronavirus, no definite solution has been found, nor has any vaccine produced: PM

Science yet to avoid the Corona epidemic. No definite solution has been suggested, nor has any vaccine produced. In such a situation it is very natural to increase anxiety: PM Modi

This crisis has engulfed the entire human race. For the past two months, we have been watching with concern the news about coronavirus spreading across the world.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said "very fast" movement was being made on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposals put forward during a SAARC nations' video-conference on coronavirus, with the emergency fund to combat the pandemic in the region already operationalised.

The SAARC nations vowed on Sunday to jointly combat the coronavirus as Modi proposed an emergency fund with an initial offer of USD 10 million from India.

The S&P 500 was on course to sink close to three-year lows at open on Thursday, as another round of sweeping emergency action from policymakers across the globe failed to convince panic-stricken stock markets that a global recession could be averted.

Investors again sold travel and leisure stocks furiously. American Airlines secured another $1 billion in bank credit to help its fight against the crisis, but still saw its shares fall another 4% in response.

One Indian who tested positive for coronavirus has died in Iran: Ministry of External Affairs official.

Southern Railway on Thursday announced the cancellation of five long distance and eight passenger trains due to poor turnout of people following the coronavirus outbreak. In view of poor patronage, more trains have been additionally cancelled, a railway press release said, reports PTI.

Coronavirus may have led to the closure of schools and colleges in Maharashtra, but technology and social media apps have come to the rescue of students.

A zilla parishad school at Bangalwadi in Osmanabad district is using WhatsApp to run its routine classes.

The government had directed schools and colleges in the state to remain shut till March 31, due to the coronavirus outbreak in the state.

France will extend a two-week lockdown if the coronavirus threat persists, the government said Thursday, as one national police union urged officers to refuse tasks that brought them into close proximity with the public because of a face mask shortage, reports Reuters.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday warned of a worsening coronavirus crisis in the country and urging the Centre to allow private hospitals to conduct tests for the virus affliction to ensure its access to all the people, reports PTI.

Both railways and Aviation to suspend all concessional travel except students, patients and divyang (differently abled) category.