Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Friday. 5:45 p.m.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at the Centre over its preparedness to fight the novel coronavirus. 5:32 p.m.

Odisha Congress demands Rs. 50 lakh insurance cover for journalists reporting on COVID-19. 4:45 p.m.

Nepal reports 9 new cases; total infections goes up to 258: Health Ministry. 4:34 p.m.

Zomato to layoff around 13 per cent employees due to COVID-19 impact. 4:33 p.m.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced setting up of a Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund for farm-gate infrastructure. 4:26 p.m.

Assam writes to Centre favouring extension of lockdown by 2 more weeks. 4:12 p.m.

Over 580,000 surgeries in India may be cancelled or delayed due to COVID-19: Study. 3:33 p.m.

20 Dubai returnees test COVID-19 positive in 2 Karnataka districts. COVID death toll in Delhi rises to 123; 425 fresh cases take tally to 8,895.

3:19 p.m. World Bank approves USD 1 billion loan to support India's fight against COVID-19.

3:05 p.m. Fresh case of COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh, state virus tally 76.

2:34 p.m. A migrant worker from Rajasthan, who walked 30km from his residence to catch a Shramik Special train, collapsed and died near the Vasai Road railway station.

2:20 p.m. COVID-19 pandemic will lead to over 28 million cancelled surgeries worldwide: Study.

2:09 p.m. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appeals all states, UTs to ban sale of tobacco products, spitting in public.

1:54 p.m. COVID19: Air India flight from New Jersey flies back Indian nationals to New Delhi, Hyderabad.

1:53 p.m. Singapore reports 793 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers.

1:43 p.m. Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order asking Tamil Nadu government to close liquor shops in state.

1:33 p.m. COVID-19: Pakistan to resume domestic flights from Saturday.

1:24 p.m. Can't stop or monitor movement of migrant workers on roads, says Supreme Court.

1:07 p.m. COVID-19 tally breaches 1,000 mark in Karnataka with 45 new cases.

12:48 p.m. 102 fresh COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh, tally rises to 2307.

12:44 p.m. US senator unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus outbreak.

11:45 a.m. United Nations Security Council reform process, negotiations postponed “until further notice" due to COVID-19.

11:24 a.m. IIT Gandhinagar develops interactive dashboard to help contain COVID-19 community infection post-lockdown. 11:12 a.m.

Global economy could witness losses worth up to USD 8.8 trillion due to COVID-19: Asian Development Bank. 10:55 a.m.

Goa CM against train halt in Goa as new COVID-19 cases surface. 10:49 a.m.

55 fresh cases in Rajasthan; total 4,589. 10:16 a.m.

Unfortunate COVID-19 related 'rhetoric and harassment' against Muslims in India: US official 9:50 a.m. Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 2,649 in India; cases climb to 81,970: Health Ministry.

9:19 a.m. China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, including 11 asymptomatic ones, taking the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 82,933.