Covid-19 LIVE: Number of Coronavirus cases in West Bengal jumps to 7

Iran says the new coronavirus has killed another 129 people, raising the death toll to 1,685 amid 21,638 confirmed cases. That’s according to Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour, who gave the figures at a televised news conference Sunday, reports AP.

A 69 year old male coronavirus positive patient died in Surat hospital in Gujarat.He was having co-morbid conditions. One female, 65 years, died in Vadodara hospital but her test report for COVID is awaited. She was also having comorbid conditions Health & Family Welfare Dept, Gujarat said, reports ANI.

Police say they have detained 291 people for breaching a three-day curfew which has been imposed as part of strict measures designed to contain the spreading of the coronavirus in the Indian Ocean island nation.

Police said Sunday the detentions were made by police during patrols to ensure that people stay in their homes. The curfew was imposed on Friday and will end on Tuesday, reports AP.

Singapore says it will fully shut its borders starting Tuesday after recording its first two deaths. The city-state has banned visitors from several countries and requires all short-term visitors to observe a 14-day home quarantine. But the government says all short-term visitors beginning Tuesday will be barred from entering or transiting through the country, reports AP.

Japan has issued a travel warning for its nationals, urging not to make unessential trips to the United States because of the rapidly expanding coronavirus outbreak in that country, the foreign ministry said in a statement, reports AP.

Afghanistan on Sunday reported 10 new cases of coronavirus as authorities restricted movement of civilians in the war-torn country, officials said. Health minister Ferzoddin Feroz said 97 samples were tested in last 24 hours, 10 of them were positive, reports Reuters.

Colombia has reported its first coronavirus death, the country's health minister announced Saturday, with the central American nation recording 210 infections, reports AFP.

A 40-year-old woman in Panchkula in Haryana has tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the authorities to launch a health check in the slum where she lived with her family, officials said on Sunday, reports PTI.

A 31-year-old man in Greater Noida who returned from Dubai on March 18 has tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to six in Gautam Buddh Nagar, officials said on Sunday, reports PTI.

The Punjab government on Sunday announced its decision to enforce lockdown in the entire state till March 31 in the wake of the threat of coronavirus. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said all essential and government services would continue during the lockdown, reports PTI.

Indian railways says passenger trains will not operate till March 31 in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Health ministry said on Saturday that 324 people have coronavirus in the country.

As worker incomes fall in Australia, the government announced a $40 billion spending plan to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.

Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, said US president Trump wrote a letter seeking good relations with Pyongyang and offered cooperation in the fight against coronavirus.