Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh on Friday self-isolated himself, after he was present in the party attended by singer Kanika Kapoor who has tested positive for coronavirus.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Twelve more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): In view of the coronavirus outbreak, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced odd-even formula for public transportation. However, there is no bar for plying of private vehicles on any day.
Hong Kong, Mar 21 (ANI): Hong Kong confirmed as many as 48 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, which according to South China Morning Post is by far the biggest daily increase.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir government has passed an order for its employees to attend offices on alternate weeks in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): The Civil Aviation Ministry has confirmed that its officers who attended Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on March 18 and came in close proximity with possibly COVID-19 infected MP Dushyant Singh, have gone into self-quarantine from Friday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 21 (ANI): The Balochistan government has ordered a 21-day partial lockdown in the province to combat the spread of coronavirus which has claimed thousands of lives worldwide.
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appreciated the leaders of Nepal and Bhutan for the monetary contributions made by the two nations to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund proposed by Modi.
Male [Maldives], Mar 21 (ANI): The Maldives hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to create a COVID-19 emergency fund and has pledged USD 200,000 to address issues emanating from the disease.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus threat, the civic body of Nagpur has said that all private and corporates establishments will be completely shut down in the city, except those providing essential services.
London [UK], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday instructed all public institutions and places of gathering to shut their doors due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, which has already afflicted more than 3,200 people and killed over 160.
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his US counterpart Mark Esper during which the Secretary of Defense expressed his appreciation for India's leadership in coordinating COVID-19 related relief efforts among South Asia