Coronavirus number counting increasing: 215 covid-19. 17 cases in Punjab, 19 cases in Maharashtra, 47 in MP,
West Bengal on Monday recorded another covid-19 death in the state, while Maharashtra reported 12 new cases of coronavirus, taking the state's total to 215. The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India has increased to 1,024. As many as 27 people have died so far. Meanwhile, the government today said there was no plan to extend the 21-day lockdown which came intro force on Tuesday midnight. "There are rumours and media reports, claiming that the Government will extend the 21-day lockdown when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless," Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said.
The ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown to check the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on thousands of migrant workers in the country's metro cities, especially New Delhi. “You fear the disease. But I fear hunger more, not corona,” said one of the migrant workers fleeing from the national capital to his hometown in Uttar Pradesh.
Worldwide, the number of cases has reached more than 722,000. Some 151,000 people have recovered, while more than 33,960 have died.
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21:31 GMT - Turkey reports first death
Turkey's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca confirmed the country's first death from the coronavirus, an 89-year-old patient.
Koca also told reporters that 51 new cases had been diagnosed, bringing the number of confirmed infections to 98.
21:27 GMT - Gambia reports first coronavirus case
Gambia's health ministry reported its first case of coronavirus, a 20-year-old woman who had recently returned from the United Kingdom.
20:53 GMT - Former Chelsea player leaves Turkish club over virus outbreak
Former Chelsea and Nigerian football player, John Obi Mikel, and his Turkish club Trabzonspor, have parted ways, after Mike refused to play in Turkey's Super Lig amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The 32-year-old player's contract was revoked after he posted on Instagram that he was no longer comfortable to play for Trabzonspor until the Covid-19 outbreak was over.
"There is more to life than football," Mikel posted on Instagram.
"I do not feel comfortable and don’t want to play football in this situation," he added.
"Everyone should be home with their families and loved ones in this critical time. [The] season should be cancelled as the world is facing such turbulent times."
20:38 GMT - Four NBA players from Brooklyn Nets test positive for coronavirus - ESPN
Four players on the Brooklyn Nets tested positive for COVID-19, ESPN reported, less than a week after the global coronavirus outbreak prompted the suspension of the NBA season.
Three of the players were asymptomatic while one was showing symptoms of the rapidly spreading virus, the network reported, days after the Utah Jazz reported that two of their players had also tested positive.
20:31 GMT - Bolsonaro slams virus 'hysteria' as Brazil confirms first death
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro condemned what he called "hysteria" over the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, as South America mos populous nation confirmed its first death, while Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro declared a state of emergency.
Flying in the face of mounting global alarm over the pandemic, the far-right president lashed out at containment measures he said would hurt the economy.
"People are acting like it's the end of the world," he said in an interview with Radio Tupi.
20:16 GMT - Outrage as Trump calls coronavirus 'Chinese Virus'
US President Donald Trump has been criticised for repeatedly referring to the coronavirus as the "Chinese Virus", with critics saying he is "fueling bigotry" and putting Asian-American communities at risk.
The president's new labelling of the virus came as China and the US traded blame over the origins of the virus, ignoring World Health Organization (WHO) warnings not to link the pathogen, which was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of December, to a particular area or community to avoid discrimination or stigmatisation.
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