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. 2:10 p.m.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla briefs on steps taken by India to combat COVID-19 in a conference call of Indo-Pacific nations. 2:02 p.m. Officials in Jammu and Kashmir order all school teachers to remain at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

1:59 p.m. Apollo Tyres' senior management takes pay cut as COVID-19 batters automotive sector, company said.

1:58 p.m. China will hold video conference on prevention and control of the coronavirus pandemic with officials from over 10 countries, including India. 1:49 p.m.

Kashmir remains under virtual lockdown as restrictions imposed in all districts amid the coronavirus pandemic. 1:49 p.m. Union minister G Kishan Reddy urges family members to not resist the government move to test and quarantine people returning from countries battling coronavirus.

1:41 p.m. An 81-year-old woman died in Australia's New South Wales after contracting coronavirus, becoming the seventh victim in the country. 1:40 p.m.

Connaught Place in Delhi will be closed on Sunday due to the Janata Curfew over the novel coronavirus pandemic. 1:38 p.m.

Bollywood bigwigs, including Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, and Madhuri Dixit have come together for a special video to spread awareness about coronavirus. 1:31 p.m. Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat seeks people's cooperation for the Janta Curfew from 7 am to 9 pm on March 22, saying it is necessary to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. 1:24 p.m.

Fitch cuts India growth to 5.1 per cent for FY'21, noting that the world economy is in recession due to the coronavirus pandemic. 1:17 p.m.

Star Health and Allied Insurance launch a benefit policy to cover all those who test positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and require hospitalisation. 1:10 p.m.

JNU asks students to vacate hostels amid the coronavirus pandemic. 12:47 p.m. Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew from Friday to Monday to combat coronavirus pandemic.

12:14 p.m. Four test positive for coronavirus in Lucknow, with number of cases in UP rising to 23, official says. 11:57 a.m.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram says the war against coronavirus cannot be fought with "moral armaments" and that lockdown is the only solution. 11:47 a.m.

The US is headed towards a recession in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but Silicon Valley CEOs are optimistic about tech industry's growth, a leading Indian-American venture capitalist says. 11:44 a.m. A 69-year-old Italian tourist who had "recovered" from COVID-19 died at a private hospital in Jaipur, official says. 11:36 a.m.

South Western Railway official in Bengaluru who hid her COVID-19 positive son in guest house suspended, officials say. 11:27 a.m.

The Delhi government issues advisory for private sector to allow employees to work from home till March 31 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, official says. 10:58 a.m. India's cricket captain Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma issue a joint appeal for self-isolation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

10:48 a.m. Understanding how COVID-19 affects children vital to slowing pandemic, doctors say 10:36 a.m.

After Akshay Kumar's "Sooryavanshi", Ranveer Singh-starrer cricket drama "83" is the latest Bollywood film to indefinitely postpone release due to coronavirus pandemic. 10:19 a.m.

In a first such case in Punjab, a 26-year-old woman suspected to be suffering from coronavirus was booked for fleeing from the hospital, police say. 10:17 a.m. A Kolkata resident with a recent travel history to the UK tests positive for coronavirus, making it the second confirmed case in West Bengal, official says. 10:02 a.m.

Odisha reports the second confirmed case of novel coronavirus after a man who returned from a COVID-19-affected country tested positive, state health department says. 10:00 a.m.

The Forest Research Institute in Dehradun is under complete lockdown in the wake of three coronavirus positive cases reported from there. 9:58 a.m. An influential group of Indian-American doctors urges federal and State governments to enforce a total lockdown and self-quarantine of the US to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections.

9:53 a.m. The Cannes Film Festival has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. 9:50 a.m.

A 69-year-old woman, who recently returned from the UK, tests positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in Punjab to three, official says. 9:30 a.m.

Coronavirus cases in India rose to 195 after 22 fresh cases were reported from various parts of the country, according to the Health Ministry data. 9:20 a.m.

The US sees a significant spike in coronavirus cases with the number of fatalities surging past 200 and the total confirmed infections crossing 14,000. 8:58 a.m.

The US advices its citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of coronavirus and plan to return immediately. 8:54 a.m.

Firozpur rail division cancels trains in Himachal's Kangra after the state government banned entry of all tourists to the state over the coronavirus pandemic, railway spokesperson says. 8:01 a.m.

China reports no new domestic coronavirus cases for second consecutive day, even as there were three more fatalities, taking the death toll in the country to 3,248..