Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: Sonia Gandhi writes to CMs of Congress-ruled states

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that given the robust forex reserves India has there is enough resource to fight the epidemic. He also pointed out that central banks around the world are working closely to respond to the challenges posed by this epidemic, according to PTI.

A resident from Uttam Nagar has tested positive for covid-19. Hospital authorities said that the patient had traveled to Thailand and Malaysia.

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked issued advisory to all chemists to sell PPE kits only after they receive a prescription. FDA is regulating the sale in order to prevent hoarding, says PTI.

An Irish national who has coronavirus and was kept in an isolation ward has fled after being screened at the Odisha airport.

South Korean government expressed great regret as Japan imposed restrictions over entry of South Korean nationals into the Japanese Mainland. Authorities in Seoul have been thinking of reciprocating with similar counter measures over Japan's recent move.

The shadow banking crisis along with coronavirus outbreak has rattled Sensex in its opening session.

Donald Trump said the US economy could face an impact due to coronavirus but maintained that the nation is ready to contain any situation.

Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca and Al-Masjid al Nabawy in Medina have been reopened to pilgrims, according to a Reuters report citing state TV Al-Ekhbariya. Saudi Arabia stopped pilgrims and tourists from visiting the holy sites to stop the outbreak of coronavirus.

A man from Moga who had returned from Dubai fled from the hospital and denied admitting himself into the isolation ward of the hospital. He was later apprehended and agreed to stay under observation.

2.4% of the total reported cases of covid-19 were people under the age of 19 years, said the report. Despite that parents in Delhi NCR continue to remain worried as cases spiked in India.

FSSAI has said that food imported into India including from coronavirus affected nations is safe for human consumption. The apex food regulator has said there is no conclusive evidence of food borne transmission of covid-19.

Standard and Poor's global ratings outlined in a report that several economies in the Asia-Pacific could see $211 billion wiped off. This combined loss put economies of Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia at huge risk. The global rating agency cut its 2020 growth forecast for China to 4.8% from previous estimate of 5.7%.

Mainland China has reported 3,012 deaths so far due to outbreak which began from a seafood and poultry market in Wuhan. Iran and Italy are the other two nation which have reported high death rates outside PRC. Iran and Italy have reported 107 and 148 deaths respectively. South Korea has recorded 6,088 cases and 35 deaths so far. 98,000 people across 85 countries have been affected.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the media that these are the times that nations have been preparing for and it is time to act strongly towards containing the coronavirus outbreak. He also pointed out that several nations are not taking requisite measures to contain the virus.