Hong Kong, Mar 17 (ANI): Hong Kong will quarantine for 14 days all people entering the semiautonomous region from a foreign country beginning Thursday as part of the measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, legendary actor Dilip Kumar on late hours of Monday took to Twitter to inform his fans that he is under self-quarantine and safe.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Two more people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Karnataka, taking the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases to 10 in the state, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu said on Tuesday.
Moscow [Russia], Mar 17 (ANI): Russia will ban the entry of foreign citizens and stateless persons from March 18 to May 1 as part of the measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in the country, its government announced on Monday.
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Nearly 14,000 people were infected with the novel coronavirus globally over the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases above 167,500, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its report on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy on Monday said that those who don't follow new regulations related to novel coronavirus will face legal proceedings under the law.
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Nepal's Ambassador to India, Nilamber Acharya on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to lead the global fight against novel coronavirus and said that India has a great role to play in the region.
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The Group of Ministers (GoM) has acceded to the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries to prohibit the travel of people from member countries of European Union, European Free Trade Association, Turkey and the United Kingdom with effect from March 18
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): District Administration of Ganderbal has imposed Section 144 of CrPC in the district till March 31 in the view of novel coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged the people to share 'technology-driven' solutions for COVID-19 as the number of cases infected with novel coronavirus jumped to 114.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): After a 33-year-old man tested positive for the novel coronavirus here, Odisha government on Monday announced to adopt 'carrot and stick' method to track all incoming foreigners.