Luque [Paraguay], Mar 20 (ANI): The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) on Friday requested FIFA to postpone the World Cup 2022 qualifiers as a preventive measure against the coronavirus pandemic.
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): The Olympic flame on Friday arrived at an airbase in Japan, even as uncertainty continues over the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Mar 20 (ANI): For the first time ever since 1954, the F1 race would not go ahead in Monaco as Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) announced the cancellation of the race due to the coronavirus pandemic.
London [UK], Mar 20 (ANI): The England Cricket Board is likely to prioritise the inaugural season of 'The Hundred' and T20 competition 'Vitality Blast' as the board looks to draw contingency plans due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 20 (ANI): The US on Thursday (local time) announced an initial aid of USD 1 million to Pakistan in order to help the country in combating coronavirus outbreak.
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 20 (ANI): In a fresh advisory issued on Thursday (local time), the US State Department advised the American citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of coronavirus.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Two new positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Telangana, taking the total number of cases to 16.
Paris [France], Mar 20 (Sputnik/ANI): The Cannes Film Festival will not be held from May 12-23, as scheduled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and may be postponed until the end of June, the organizers said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has appreciated "the pro-active steps" taken by the ministries of Railways, Civil Aviation, Tourism and External Affairs to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Former union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday expressed support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call to wage a war against coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that it is wrong to believe that coronavirus will not have any impact on India but asked people not to panic.