Covid-19 updates: 6 virus deaths recorded in Maharashtra today, say officials

A woman who was first to test coronavirus positive in Bhopal and her journalist father now test negative; both have been discharged from hospital.

Farmers in Amritsar say they continue to face trouble in the harvest season due to the unavailability of labourers and required machines that are stuck in different states due to restriction of movement, amid the nationwide.

"Had a telephone conversation with PM Netanyahu. We spoke about the situation arising due to Covid-19 and ways to fight the pandemic," tweeted PM Modi.

A 60-year-old coronavirus positive woman with no travel history has died in Bikaner hospital, said officials.

Rajasthan has reported 12 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 191. Eight out of the 12 new cases are linked to Tablighi Jamaat, according to officials.

‘Worst yet to come’ for countries in conflict, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday.

China stopped for three minutes in memory of the more than 3,300 lives claimed by coronavirus in China.

People and traffic stop in the street as air-raid sirens and car horns sound in memory of the more than 3,300 lives claimed by the #coronavirus in China pic.twitter.com/ljIMMWsV6m

— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 4, 2020

China observes mourning day to commemorate coronavirus victims

'Nikah' of a couple was performed through video call in Aurangabad yesterday amid lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic.

#WATCH Maharashtra: 'Nikah' of a couple was performed through video call in Aurangabad yesterday amid lockdown due to #Coronavirus pandemic. pic.twitter.com/jHGTOblrAt

— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2020

The US has advised all Americans to wear masks in public to protect against the coronavirus, fearing the illness that has infected more than one million people worldwide may be spreading by normal breathing.

University of Delhi has put its registration process for admissions on hold till further orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.

National Health Authority has teamsed up with Uber to provide transportation to frontline healthcare workers.

US president Donald Trump on Friday invoked the Defence Production Act against medical equipment exports.

With 1,480 deaths counted between 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) Thursday and the same time Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University's continuously updated figures, the total number of people who have died in the US is now 7,406.

The US has set a new global record with 1,480 virus deaths in 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University.