12 Mar, 23:49 (IST)

IIT Director V Ramgopal Rao on Thursday informed that in view of the COVID situation, IIT Delhi has decided to cancel all classes, examinations and public gatherings with immediate effect on the campus until March 31, 2020. Please inform all concerned.

12 Mar, 22:39 (IST)

Karnataka Health Commissioner on Thursday confirmed first death from Kalaburagi due to COVID-19. He said, "76-yr-old man from Kalaburagi who passed away & was a suspected COVID-19 patient has been confirmed positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing, isolation&other measures being taken. Telangana Govt. has also been informed as he went to a hospital there."

12 Mar, 22:24 (IST)

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI): The remaining two One-day Internationals (ODIs) of the three-match series of South Africa tour of India, will be played without any public gathering, including spectators.

12 Mar, 22:22 (IST)

Indian Army: Air India flight with 150 Indians being evacuated from Iran will be reaching Jaisalmer on 13 March, where they will be quarantined at an Indian Army facility created at Jaisalmer.

12 Mar, 22:13 (IST)

Prime Minister's Office: PM Narendra Modi received a telephone call yesterday evening from Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. The leaders reviewed excellent progress in bilateral relations. They also exchanged views on global situation in context of COVID-19 pandemic.

12 Mar, 22:06 (IST)

A Brazilian official who met United States of America President Donald Trump  and Vice President Pence at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday has been tested positive for coronavirus. However, the US President has said that he is not 'isn’t concerned' about the latest development. 

12 Mar, 21:42 (IST)

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope: Two new COVID19 cases in the state, one each from Mumbai & Thane. Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 14.

12 Mar, 21:40 (IST)

Indian Embassy in Washington DC: Arrangements are being made to facilitate clarifications to Indians and address concerns of foreign nationals on the travel advisory issued by the Government of India, in the wake of the #CoronaVirus outbreak through a 24x7 helpline.

12 Mar, 20:42 (IST)

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to put the National Population Register (NPR) process on hold till the Centre clarifies on queries related to the pre-Census exercise.

12 Mar, 20:00 (IST)

One more positive case of coronavirus was confirmed in Maharashtra's Pune on Sunday, taking the overall toll of infected patients in the state to 12.

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Mumbai, March 12: The total number of coronavirus cases in India has touched 60 and there were two confirmed cases for the first time in Mumbai on Wednesday. The number of confirmed cases in Maharashtra has shot up to 11. The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered the closure of all public and private educational institutions including schools, colleges and universities till March 31, 2020.

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the country will suspend all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. According to an ANI tweet, the new rules will go into effect from Friday at midnight. The decision has been taken by the government to confront a growing public health crisis.

IPL Governing Council meeting to be held on 14th March over coronavirus situation and IPL 2020. The deadly coronavirus has claimed Hollywood actors Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson.

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday informed that all the existing visa of foreign nationals, except for diplomatic, official, United Nations, international organizations, employment or project visas have been suspended till April 15, 2020, on the back of the global outbreak of coronavirus.

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