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

Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world
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Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Tuesday. 6:05 p.m.

Central Railway cancels 23 trains citing Covid-19 preventives measures and non-occupancy: Official. 5:47 p.m.

DGCA tells airlines that all aircraft must be deep-cleaned and disinfected at least once in 24 hours. 5:41 p.m.

Russian deputy PM's visit to India in March cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. 5:38 p.m.

Priority is to make it easy & safe for customers to change travel plans: MakeMyTrip. 5:33 p.m.

GoAir announces suspending international operations and offering leave without pay for its staff on a rotational basis, amid sharp decline in air travel due to coronavirus. 5:33 p.m.

Sri Lanka suspends all incoming international flights amid coronavirus fears. 5:18 p.m.

Private NABL-accredited labs will soon be operationalised for coronavirus tests: ICMR. 5:15 p.m.

Fake hand sanitiser factory busted in Lucknow, officials say. 5:10 p.m.

Three more persons test positive for coronavirus infection in Ladakh, taking the total number of such cases in the Union territory to six. 4:37 p.m.

Amid coronavirus scare, the Central Railway and Western Railway announces steep rise in the prices of platform ticket from Rs 10 to as much as Rs 50. 4:37 p.m.

The government askes all ministries and departments to install thermal scanners at the entrance of the buildings and suspend issuance of temporary and visitor passes. 4:33 p.m.

All kendriya vidyalayas in Delhi to announce annual results through email, WhatAapp due to coronavirus outbreak: Officials. 4:17 p.m.

Puducherry reports its first confirmed COVID-19 case; 68-year old woman tests positive in Mahe region. 4:06 p.m.

Health Ministry to allow accredited private labs to conduct tests for coronavirus. 4:03 p.m.

Tourism activities in national parks and tiger reserves in Uttarakhand, including Corbett and Rajaji, prohibited till March 31as a precautionary measure against coronavirus. 3:43 p.m.

Health Ministry recommends anti-HIV drug combination Lopinavir-Ritonavir on case-to-case basis for coronavirus. 3:42 p.m.

Representatives of the corporate sector agree to let their employees work from home in view of coronavirus outbreak, Maharashtra Health Minister says. 3:19 p.m First coronavirus death reported in Pakistan; cases surge to 193.

3:15 p.m. 54,000 people across the country being kept under community surveillance through health workers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says.

3:13 p.m. Maharashtra State Election Commission deferres the upcoming elections to local bodies in the state till further orders as a precautionary measure to check the spread of coronavirus.

2:48 p.m. Cricket Australia likely to review IPL contracts in wake COVID-19: Report.

2:48 p.m. To contain the spread of coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh government announces closure of all educational institutions in the state till April 2.

2:40 p.m. Archaeological Survey of India orders shutting down of all its centrally protected monuments till March 31 as a precautionary measure against coronavirus.

2:22 p.m. The number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 126 after fresh cases were reported from several states, the Health Ministry says.

2:10 p.m. Amid the coronavirus scare, the government says its immediate priority is to ensure safety of people.

1:59 p.m. Gulf airline flydubai temporarily suspends its services to India for a month due to travel and visa restrictions in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.

1:29 p.m. Battling rising number of novel coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government suspends use of breath-analyser for testing drunk driving cases.

1:12 p.m. Cricket Australia planning to host men's T20 World Cup as per schedule in October despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing a collapse of sports events.

The Central Information Commission limits hearings to urgent matters and only through video and audio conferences till March 31 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. 12:58 a.m.

COVID-19 case rumour triggers panic in Maharashtra secretariat. 12:39 a.m.

Union Minister V Muraleedharan goes into self quarantine following suspicion that he might have come in contact with a doctor in Kerala who tested positive for coronavirus. 12:05 a.m. A doctor who had treated a coronovirus-infected man who died in Kalaburagi in Karnataka last week has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.

12:01 a.m. All National camps to be postponed except for those where athletes are training for Olympics, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.

11:47 a.m. A 29-year-old woman from Haryana's Gurgaon district tests positive for coronavirus, a health official said.

11:21 a.m. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks BJP MPs to spread awareness about coronavirus while saying the ongoing Parliament's Budget Session will not be curtailed.

11:13 a.m. Two people in Uttar Pradesh's Noida test positive for coronavirus, health officials say.

11:10 a.m. Coronavirus to hit movement-driven sectors, disrupt supply chains: Moody's.

Coronavirus patient dies in Maharashtra, toll rises to three in India, Health Ministry says. 11:05 a.m.

India bans entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia with immediate effect. 10:58 a.m.

A 21-year-old youth football coach has died in Malaga after contracting COVID-19, his club said..

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