Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): As a preventive measure in view of novel Coronavirus, the Uttar Pradesh government has said that employees in its secretariat will not be required to use the bio-metric system of attendance till March 31.
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 7 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in South Korea has risen by 483 to 6,767 over the past day, the Health Ministry's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Saturday.
Kuwait City [Kuwait], Mar 07 (Xinhua/ANI): Kuwait has decided to suspend all flights with seven countries for a week as part of the precautions against the spread of novel coronavirus, the Kuwaiti government said Saturday. The seven countries are Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Two persons from Hoshiarpur tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus at the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital here in Amritsar on Saturday.
Chandigarh [India], Mar 7 (ANI): As a preventive measure in the view of novel coronavirus, Chandigarh Administrator VP Badnore has directed that bio-metric attendance system in government/private institutions be suspended till further orders.
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a emergency funding package worth USD 8.3 billion dollar into law, as the novel coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan last December has spread to more than 50 countries and infected more
Kuwait City [Kuwait], Mar 7 (ANI): Kuwait has lifted the restrictions that required Indians to produce a mandatory medical certificate to be allowed entry into the country. The restriction was imposed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Vatican City, Mar 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The first case of the novel coronavirus was detected in the Vatican, Holy See Spokesman Matteo Bruni told reporters on Friday.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 6 (ANI): In the wake of the outbreak of novel coronavirus in the country, the public parade ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border has been discontinued from March 7.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 6 (ANI): The Nepali Congress on Friday registered a motion of urgent public importance in the Parliament, calling for the implementation of broader measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in the country.
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the Health Minister in the Lok Sabha about the status of surveillance of evacuated Indians with regard to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus spread.