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Coronavirus outbreak Live Updates: 'All stable', says union health minister after meeting patients in Delhi hospitals

Chinese President Xi Jinping made an unannounced visit to Wuhan on Tuesday. This is his first visit to the province which has been the epicentre for the coronavirus outbreak. Kerala, Karnataka, and Maharashtra have reported fresh cases of covid-19 on Tuesday. The total number of cases in India now stand at 50.

By Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Updated: Mar 11, 2020 00:08 IST
Coronavirus outbreak Live Updates: 'All stable', says union health minister after meeting patients in Delhi hospitals
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan visited patients in Delhi's Medanta and Safdarjung hospitals.

Pune has reported 2 fresh cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. 5 people in the city have coronavirus. Iran reported 54 deaths caused by the coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest daily death toll the nation has reported since the outbreak. UK and Spain have decided to cancel all direct flights to and from Italy. 9,172 people in Italy are affected by coronavirus and 463 people have died so far. 115,760 people have been affected and the death toll has crossed 4,078.

06:55 PM IST

Pune reports 2 fresh cases of covid-19

The city of Pune has reported 2 fresh cases of covid-19 on Tuesday. The total number of affected people from the city has now risen to 4. The three family members along with a cab driver (who drove the family from the airport to their home) have been infected and are now kept under isolation at Naidu Hospital.

06:41 PM IST

Coronavirus affected Italian couple in Jaipur being administered anti-HIV drug

Medications Lopinavir and Ritonavir which are second-line HIV drugs are being administered to the Italian couple who are presently hospitalised in Jaipur, authorities told PTI on Tuesday. SMS Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr D S Meena said the step was taken after both developed severe respiratory problems.

06:04 PM IST

Turkey says a coronavirus outbreak is 'highly likely' in the nation

Fahrettin Koca, Turkish Health Minister, on Tuesday blamed Europe for being slow in containing the coronavirus outbreak in several countries. He said though there are no confirmed cases it is 'highly likely' that Turkey could face an outbreak, according to Reuters.

06:00 PM IST

Mizoram and Manipur governments order closure of international boundary

Mizoram has closed its 510-km border with Myanmar and 318-km boundary with Bangladesh after CM Zoramthanga held a meeting with state officials on Monday. Manipur soon followed suit and banned movement of people across the 398-km long border with Myanmar.

05:39 PM IST

Hungary's Viktor Orban asks business leaders to identify the impact of coronavirus

Viktor Orban told entrepreneurs on Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak will herald a decade of “brutal change” for Hungary. He also said that the tourism industry would suffer until at least June, when the spread of the coronavirus may reduce at the earliest in the eastern European country.

05:35 PM IST

Survivor pulled out China's covid-19 quarantine hotel after 69 hours

A hotel which was being used a quarantine facility in eastern China had collapsed on Saturday killing 22. Rescue officials found a man almost 3 days after the collapse on Tuesday. The man has been sent to the hospital. 9 people are still feared to be trapped inside the rubble of the collapsed hotel.

05:22 PM IST

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe announces fresh economic package to offset coronavirus damage

Japan introduced a fresh economic package on Tuesday that will infuse $15 billion in loan programmes to ensure steady inflow of cash into small businesses which have suffered due to the coronavirus outbreak.

05:00 PM IST

Xi says coronavirus curbed at Wuhan: Chinese state media to AFP

Xi Jinping visited Hubei on Tuesday, which is the worst-hit province and also the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. Xinhua, the official state news agency quoted Xi as saying, "initial success has been made in stabilizing the situation and turning the tide in Hubei and Wuhan"

04:38 PM IST

Kerala cinemas to remain closed until March 31

Malayalam cinema organisations in Kochi have decided to close cinema halls in order to prevent further a larger coronavirus outbreak in Kerala, according to ANI. 12 people have been affected by coronavirus in the state.

04:35 PM IST

China eases travel curbs in coronavirus epicentre Hubei

China's Hubei has been on lockdown since January along with its 56 million people. AFP reports say that a mobile app will be used to give residents a coloured health code, and people labelled "green" in medium and low-risk areas will be allowed to travel within the province. There is no indication of people leaving the province.

04:17 PM IST

Lebanon health ministry confirms first coronavirus death

Lebanon confirmed its first death from the coronavirus. The country's health officials told AFP that the 56-year-old man was receiving treatment in a state-run Beirut hospital and had recently returned from Egypt.

04:15 PM IST

British Airways cancels all flights to Italy amid coronavirus outbreak

The British air carrier cancelled all fights to and from Italy on Tuesday after Italy decided to go into a lockdown to prevent further damage, according to Reuters.

03:38 PM IST

Panama, Mongolia, Burkina Faso and northern Cyprus report fresh cases of coronavirus

Italy still remains the most affected outside Chinese mainland with 463 deaths.

03:33 PM IST

Karnataka reports three cases of coronavirus

Karnataka has reported three cases of coronavirus infections today. The health minister has reported the fresh cases via a tweet.

03:21 PM IST

Kerala reports 6 fresh cases of coronavirus

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan told the media that Kerala has found six fresh cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. Total 12 people are affected in the state. 3 people who have been cured earlier have also been included in the updated list of people affected.

First published: Mar 10, 2020 14:54 IST