New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): The US-based John Hopkins University has disassociated itself with a previous study which landed into controversy for claiming that as many as 12.5 crore to 24 crore people are likely to be infected by the novel coronavirus in India.
London [UK], Mar 29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has self-isolated after testing positive for coronavirus last week, wrote to every household in the United Kingdom, urging people to stay at home in a bid to contain the spread of the contagious infection.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that he had apprised the Centre regarding the shortage of testing kits for COVID-19 but assured that ample stock was there in the state to check those people who showed symptoms of the infection.
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): Creating a situation of fuss and alarm, US President Donald Trump on Saturday backtracked from quarantining New York despite floating the idea of introducing stringent measures a day earlier as the tally of coronavirus related infections rose over 52,000
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): COVID-19 patients and possibly infected people who are in quarantine will get 28-day paid leaves from their employers, District Magistrate BN Singh said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 29 (ANI): Coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 1,500 on Saturday. The death toll of the country due to the deadly infection stands at 12.
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): A Delhi-NCR based company has decided to launch 'Mission Elders First' to cater to the daily needs of the senior citizens like groceries and medicine at the doorstep amid ongoing nationwide lockdown. The initiative started by Emoha Elder Care is free
Amsterdam [Netherlands], Mar 29 (ANI): Netherlands government has ordered a retraction of around 600,000 China-made masks from the Dutch hospitals as they are "defective" and do not provide any protection against coronavirus infection.
Paris [France], Mar 29 (Sputnik/ANI): France has confirmed 37,575 cases of the coronavirus infection, up from 32,964 announced a day earlier, the French health agency said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): In the view of rapidly changing scenario of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued a guideline for liver transplant patients.
Bharatpur [Nepal], Mar 28 (ANI): Nepal has reported the fifth case of COVID-19 infection as a Nepali national who came from Europe tested positive for the virus, an official from the Health Ministry confirmed.
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a high-level meeting on Saturday over the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected over 900 people in the country so far.