Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world
3:00 p.m.
Indians still in Wuhan say asymptomatic cases raise fears of second wave of coronavirus.
2:56 p.m.
Mumbai cops aged above 55 asked to go on leave, in view of the deaths of threepolicemen in the last three days due to COVID-19 disease.
2:53 p.m.
Corporates to donate COVID-19 testing machines to MP government.
2:48 p.m.
Centre should exercise care while procuring equipment to fight COVID-19, BSP president Mayawati says.
2:35 p.m.
Two city police personnel and a flower vendor at the Koyambedu market in Chennai test positive for the coronavirus.
2:32 p.m.
IT services companies to suspend hiring this year, IT industry veteran T V Mohandas Pai says.
2:29 p.m.
BJP MLA in UP caught on video telling people not to buy vegetables from Muslim vendors.
2:18 p.m.
UK to hold a minute's silence for COVID-19 healthcare victims.
2:12 p.m.
Urgent need for measures to prevent economy from falling into slumber, says industrialist Sajjan Jindal.
2:01 p.m.
Singapore reports 528 new coronavirus cases, majority of them linked to foreign workers.
1:58 p.m.
The 73-year-old mother and wife of a police constable have tested positive for COVID-19 in Navi Mumbai, official says.
1:44 p.m.
Hazur Sahib Gurudwara on alert as eight pilgrims contract COVID-19.
1:37 p.m.
NITI Aayog building sealed for 48 hrs after staffer tests COVID-19 positive.
1:07 p.m.
Over 2 million people download contact tracing app in Australia.
12:47 p.m.
China says it is deeply concerned about ICMR's decision to not use COVID-19 test kits from two Chinese firms.
12:40 p.m.
Eight new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Karnataka as total infections rises to 520 in the state.
12:05 p.m.
Kumartuli idol makers staring at huge losses as Durga puja organisers from abroad cancel orders.
12:01 p.m.
Eighty two fresh COVID-19 cases reported in AP, tally touches 1,259.
11:24 a.m.
A 31-year-old Indian man, who was apprehended on the suspicion of illegally crossing into America through the US-Mexico border, has tested positive for the COVID-19, becoming the first individual in the border protection agency's custody to be infected with the virus.
11:23 a.m.
Cops who arrested rioters in Bengaluru test negative for COVID-19.
11:16 a.m.
Two people test positive for coronavirus in Santkabirnagar district in UP.
11:14 a.m.
A policeman was injured when some locals allegedly threw stones at security personnel trying to enforce lockdown in an area of Gujarat's Surat city.
11:11 a.m.
Loss of smell may indicate mild to moderate COVID-19, study says.
11:05 a.m.
ITI develops protective device for frontline health professionals.
10:59 a.m.
1,658 held in Manipur for violating curfew and lockdown norms and fine of Rs 1.99 lakh was collected, officials say.
10:58 a.m.
People who have very mild symptoms of coronavirus or those pre-symptomatic can opt for home isolation if they have the requisite self-isolation facility, the Union Health ministry says.
10:56 a.m.
Six Thailand nationals, arrested for violating visa norms and were undergoing treatment for coronavirus at a government hospital in Erode were discharged and shifted to Chennai prison, police say.
10:22 a.m.
Extremists are taking advantage of global COVID-19 lockdowns to recruit youths online, UN chief Antonio Guterres says.
10:21 a.m.
Beijing is set to shut coronavirus special hospital after clearing all cases.
9:37 a.m.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in country as cases climb to 29,435, Union Health Ministry says.
8:59 a.m.
US President Donald Trump says the country is doing 'very serious' investigation against China. VIS VISVIS