London [UK], Mar 27 (ANI): British Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Member of Parliament from West Suffolk, Matt Hancock has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was tested positive.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, where Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor is being treated for COVID-19, on Friday said that she has tested positive in her third test as well.
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): After Boris Johnson was tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called his British counterpart a "fighter" and tweeted his "good health and best wishes" to the UK leader.
Berlin [Germany], Mar 27 (Xinhua/ANI): A German virologist said on Thursday there was still no breakthrough for early coronavirus tests and warned that existing methods could show wrong results.
Madrid [Spain], Mar 27 (ANI): Spanish health authorities have warned that the rapid coronavirus tests that the country purchased from China are faulty. They are not consistently detecting positive cases, thereby showing an accuracy level below 30 per cent, making them unusable.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): One more coronavirus positive case was reported in Telangana, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 45, said an official on Friday.
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): 35 private laboratories across the country have been given the green signal from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct COVID-19 tests.
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): One more person tested positive for the coronavirus in Jammu's Rajouri district, said an official on Thursday.
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Another case of coronavirus in Bihar has been reported after a 20-year-old man from Patna has tested positive for COVID-19, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) said on Thursday.