22 Mar, 23:36 (IST)

U.S. Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for coronavirus.

22 Mar, 22:34 (IST)

The total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 396 in India (including foreign nationals): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

22 Mar, 22:01 (IST)

Jharkhand government announces a lockdown till 31st March. Movement of all public transport prohibited. All shops, commercial institutions, offices, factories, godowns, weekly markets to remain closed. All places of worship to stay closed for devotees during this period.

22 Mar, 20:35 (IST)

Emirates Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend all passenger flights by 25 March 2020. SkyCargo operations will continue.

22 Mar, 19:41 (IST)

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) clarifies - Domestic flights to and from Indira Gandhi International Airport shall continue to operate and the airport shall remain functional.

22 Mar, 19:20 (IST)

The Goa government has extended the Janata Curfew by three more days: Goa CM Pramod Sawant

22 Mar, 18:58 (IST)

Gujarat: Mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Heeraben clangs utensil at her residence to express gratitude to those providing essential services amid Coronavirus Pandemic.

22 Mar, 18:53 (IST)

Air India: It's alarming to note that vigilante resident welfare associations & neighbours have started ostracizing Air India crew in many in localities, obstructing them from performing duties or even calling in police, because they travelled abroad in the course of their duty.

22 Mar, 18:43 (IST)

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao declares lockdown till 31st March in the state, under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 as a precautionary measure against Coronavirus Pandemic.

22 Mar, 18:34 (IST)

We have decided to impose lockdown in Delhi from 6 AM tomorrow (23rd March) to 12 midnight of 31st March 2020: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

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New Delhi, March 22: In a bid to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, India is observing a self-imposed "janata curfew" today. Streets have worn a deserted look across the country as people are not stepping out of their houses as part of "janata curfew" which will end at 9 pm tonight. On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged citizens to follow "janta curfew" on March 22 in an effort to take on the novel coronavirus outbreak. Catch live updates on the global coronavirus outbreak here.

In Italy, the death toll due to coronavirus has climbed to 4,825 with 793 new deaths on Thursday. The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections has also increased by 6,557 to 53,578. Despite extensive measures to prevent the disease from spreading, Italy remains the worst affected country in Europe. The Nepal government has announced a partial lockdown by completely halting long-distance transportation services, international flights and non-essential services offered by both private and public sectors starting from March 23.

In Pakistan, the number of coronavirus cases increased to 510 on Saturday with Sindh, the worst-hit province, recording 15 new cases. In the United States, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced stringent regulations for the state, which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. Cuomo passed an ordered to prohibit onsite work for most businesses and offices, shut non-essential stores and asked people to stay indoors except for a few activities. Iran Says Pace of COVID-19 Outbreak Slows Down in All Provinces of the Country.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf imposed similar orders on Thursday. Later, the Governors of Connecticut and Illinois followed with similar restrictions. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy also said that he would announce such restrictions. Together the five states have a population of 88 million in the nation of 328 million.