PM Modi, Amit Shah to skip Holi events over Coronavirus

As coronavirus fear spreads across the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tweeted that he would not participate in this year’s Holi celebrations to avoid mass gatherings. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, ‘Experts across the world have advised to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. Hence, this year […]

1,500 new cases of coronavirus outside China: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,500 new cases of the novel coronavirus outside of China in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the death toll outside of China has gone up by 24 to 128. In its latest coronavirus disease situation report, the WHO has said that the number of confirmed cases […]

Toll from coronavirus rises to 2,004 in China

The death toll in China from novel coronavirus outbreak has risen to 2,004, with 136 new fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, the Chinese state health committee said Wednesday. The number of confirmed cases has gone up by 1,749 to reach 74,185, the committee said. The number of people who have recovered and have […]