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Coronavirus Live: New York declares state emergency amid new virus outbreak

Coronavirus epidemic has affected over tens of thousands across 90 countries. The epidemic, which began from a seafood and poultry market in China's Wuhan, has now killed more than 3,400 people. The outbreak has rattled livelihoods and upended financial markets around the world.

By HT Correspondent | Updated: Mar 08, 2020 03:04 IST
Coronavirus Live: New York declares state emergency amid new virus outbreak

The coronavirus epidemic has affected livelihoods millions across the planet as it crossed a milestone of affecting more than a million people. The novel covid-19 has now killed 3,400 people across 90 nations. China has reported 28 new deaths due to coronavirus infection on Saturday along with 99 new cases. Originating from a seafood and poultry market in Wuhan, covid-19 crossed borders and affected international markets, places of worship in Iran and the Vatican, dealt a blow to Japan's 2020 Olympics preparations forcing G-20 nations and their central banks to come together to find means to tackle the outbreak which the World Health Organisation has graded 'very high' in terms risk to human life. In India, 34 cases have been diagnosed and 31,000 have been put under quarantine across several hospitals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked citizens to stay safe and not pay attention to any rumors regarding the coronavirus outbreak.

Here are the live updates:

04:04 PM IST

Karnataka govt to to suspend biometric attendance temporarily

As a precautionary measure to control the spread of coronavirus in Karnataka, the state government has planned to suspend biometric attendance for the time-being at its offices, also in corporate and IT companies, Medical Education Minister DrK Sudhakarsaid on Saturday.

04:03 PM IST

First case of coronavirus reported in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number to 32 in India

First case of coronavirus reported in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number to 32 in India.

03:54 PM IST

Delhi Airport may have separate belt for baggage of 12 coronavirus impacted countries' passengers

Reinforcing precautionary measures to prevent the further spread of coronavirus, Delhi Airport is planning to have a separate belt for baggage of international passengers from 12 countries, that are most impacted by the deadly disease, a Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) spokesperson said on Saturday.

03:27 PM IST

No positive cases of coronavirus in Uttarakhand: Parliamentary Affairs Minister

The government of Uttarakhand on Saturday announced that there have been no positive cases of Coronavirus in the state till date.

The government also said that the situation is being monitored regularly.

03:16 PM IST

Philippines to declare health emergency after first community transmission of coronavirus

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will declare a public health emergency to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, after the country recorded its first case of community transmission, officials said on Saturday.

03:10 PM IST

Iranian lawmaker dies of novel coronavirus

An Iranian lawmaker died from the novel coronavirus on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported, one of several officials to succumb to the illness in the epidemic-hit country.

Fatemeh Rahbar, 55, was a conservative MP and had recently been elected to the parliament from the capital Tehran, the agency said.

03:01 PM IST

UAE reports 15 new COVID-19 cases

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday reported 15 new cases of the deadly coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 45, the Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a statement.

02:47 PM IST

Vietnam's coronavirus cases rise to 18 - health ministry

Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed another coronavirus case, raising the total number in the Southeast Asian country to 18.

02:34 PM IST

COVID-19 scare brings down footfall at Delhi monuments

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) may have announced free entry for women visitors at its protected monuments on the occasion of International Women's Day, but that may not help much in increasing the footfall, in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

01:50 PM IST

Afghanistan's confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 4

Afghanistan has confirmed its fourth coronavirus case. UAE has confirmed 45 cases, reporting 15 additional cases on Saturday. One among the newly infected is an Indian.

12:33 PM IST

280 who came in contact with Italian couple test negative for coronavirus

The Italian couple who came to travel Rajasthan and visited six districts have tested positive for coronavirus. The 280 people who came in contact with them have returned negative test results.

11:50 AM IST

PM Modi asks citizens to not believe rumours regarding coronavirus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested citizens to take care of their health, consult doctors if they face any difficulty and most importantly to not pay heed to hearsay and rumours regarding coronavirus outbreak.

11:45 AM IST

J-K government closes schools in Jammu, Samba till end of March

Jammu and Kashmir has ordered all schools to be shut till March 31 in Jammu and Samba districts in order to tackle coronavirus outbreak in the union territories.

11:04 AM IST

US puts prison authorities on alert amid coronavirus outbreak

An AP report said that US prison authorities are on high alert and have stepped up measures sanitizing jail cells and urging prosecutors and legal counselors to scale back visits to prevent contamination and spread.

10:30 AM IST

Death toll in China crosses 3,070

A PTI report says death toll in China has surpassed 3,000 as 28 new cases were reported on Saturday.

First published: Mar 07, 2020 06:10 IST