Friday's figures show the maximum number of cases and deaths in 24 hours since the outbreak took place.
Over 80 countries, mostly of low incomes, have already have requested emergency aid from the International Monetary Fund, the IMF chief said.
The latest research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that the coronavirus RNA was present even after 17 days on Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
A shipment of 60,000 face masks ordered by the IMA, Goa, to offset the shortfall in Goa was stuck at Delhi as trucks could not proceed further in the current situation of lockdown.
Apart from spreading information about the views of experts and steps taken by the government, PM also requested RJs to provide feedback about the difficulties and challenges faced by the people so that the government can proactively resolve them.
Amid the spread of the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 and the ongoing 21-day lockdown, the Centre on Friday postponed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG and Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) (Main) entrance examinations till last week of May. Earlier, the exams were scheduled for May 3, 2020. The exact date will be announced later on after assessing the situation.
In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Vice President described COVID-19 as a calamity of extremely severe nature which has claimed a heavy toll of life across the globe.
A total of 1,073 people, evacuated from affected countries, are presently under quarantine in armed forces facilities, according to the government on Friday evening. The armed forces have been working relentlessly to provide medical and logistics support to civil authorities in the country’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
The residents are constantly working on ways to minimise the risk of exposure while also not affecting the flow of amenities being provided to fellow residents.
Beni Prasad Varma was the tallest Kurmi leader in Uttar Pradesh and also a close friend of Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. For a long time, he served as the Minister of Public Works Department in the Uttar Pradesh government.
UK's Health Secretary reportedly said that he had received medical advice to take a test after experiencing “mild symptoms”. He further added that he would “hopefully” be able to end his self-isolation period by next Thursday.
On rescheduling of payments for term loans and working capital facilities, the RBI further said, "The accumulated accrued interest shall be recovered immediately after the completion of this period."
The European Shotgun Championship and European Rifle/Pistol Qualification Championship for the 2020 Olympics have been cancelled, the International Shooting Sport Federation said on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown in the country to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Surajai Attanart, owner of the Differ Night Pub, and his workers feed up to 1,000 residents who have fallen on hard times due to a pandemic that has infected 500,000 worldwide, killed more than 24,000 and prompted many countries to close borders.
The Diamond League has announced the postponement of three athletics meetings which were scheduled to take place in May this year due to a deadly coronavirus pandemic that continues to spread all over the world.
Through a video message posted on Twitter a few minutes ago, Boris Johnson has confirmed that he had developed mild symptoms over the last 24 hours. The UK Prime Minister took a test which returned positive for coronavirus on the advice of the chief medical officer, said a report by The Guardian.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The shirt is a replica of PSG`s current home strip but has the words `Tous Unis` (All Together) where the main sponsor logo usually sits and features badges pledging support to doctors.
Security agencies suspect that Abu Khalid-al-Hindi hails from Kasargod in Kerala, and he may be linked to the ISKP Kasaragod module. Investigative agencies suspect that Abu Khalid-al-Hindi would have joined the Lashkar-e-Taybba a few months ago.
The airline is ready to operate some flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Patna to alleviate the suffering of migrant workers, especially those from Bihar, said Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh.
A day after the Cricket Association for Bengal (CAB) donated Rs 25 lakh to the deadly coronavirus relief fund, the Suarashtra Cricket Association (SCA)
In the wake of the pandemic coronavirus digging its deadly claws globally, the nations worldwide are following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategy to win the war against COVID-19. The countries which used to refuse to listen to India, are now being forced to follow its culture and methods.
On March 27 in 1994, legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar opened the batting for the national side for the very first time during an ODI series against New Zealand in Auckland.
The Indian side aslo gave a solution that until the platform is developed the Health Services experts of SAARC countries may set up on email and whatsapp to enable exchange of all relevant information between the SAARC countries on real time basis.
