Coronavirus live updates: PM urges people not to rush to villages, avoid crowding trains, buses

A 31-year-old resident of Greater Noida has tested positive for coronavirus. He had returned from Dubai: ANI

Coronavirus death toll in England up 53 to 220

A further 53 people have died in England after testing positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 220, the National Health Service said on Saturday.

US Vice President Mike Pence says he and wife to be tested for coronavirus after staffer infected

Hundreds of Indians stranded in Malaysia taken to safer locations

Malaysia has so far reported 900 cases of the deadly coronavirus, the highest figure of any Southeast Asian country.

Italy coronavirus deaths surge by 793 in a day, lifting total death toll to 4,825

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 793 to 4,825, officials said on Saturday, an increase of 19.6% -- by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago.

Coronavirus cases rise to 315 in India: Indian Council of Medical Research

Total number of coronavirus cases in national capital rises to 27: Delhi Health Department

Meghalaya government: All people entering the state are required to mandatorily register on the Covid-19 Monitoring System, in addition to undergoing health screening as required by authorities

Assam reports suspected coronavirus case

A four-and-a-half-year-old girl has tested positive in Jorhat. Her samples have been sent to ICMR for reconfirmation.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot orders lockdown in state from March 22-March 31: Official statement

Let people flying into Delhi from abroad take connecting domestic flights, Centre orders airlines

Follow social distancing, avoid the worst, says Wuhan returnee

"I had tested negative in Wuhan and my first test in India also returned negative. I have seen the situation in Wuhan. The lockdown was absolute. We could go to the suprmarket at first, but with the number of Covid-19 patients not going down, they enforced a strict community lockdown," recalls Ashwini Patil. Read more

Coronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy jumps by 546 in a day

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of Italy's contagion, has risen by 546 in a day to 3,095, officials said on Saturday.

India to observe 'Janata curfew' on Sunday amid spurt in coronavirus cases

The country will be observing an unprecedented shutdown on Sunday following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a 'Janata curfew', where people have been urged to voluntarily stay indoors to check the spread of coronavirus while public transport will be suspended or curtailed and all markets and shops except those dealing in essential items will be closed on the day. Read more

AIIMS to suspend routine walk-in OPD registration from Monday

"It has been decided to temporarily close down routine walk-in OPD's patients' registrations including Specialty Clinics at AIIMS Hospital and all Centres from March 23 till further orders," an AIIMS official said.

Tracking the coronavirus

Seven more coronavirus cases in Gujarat, number rises to 14