Maharashtra which has been hit hardest due to coronavirus 7,924 cases and 227 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases to 3,83,723 including 1,47,592 active cases.

COVID-19: Death toll in Mumbai over 6,000; cases in West Bengal rise to over 60,000

In the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown, the Centre has come up with a Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package for the daily wage earners, women workers, and migrant workers as the country remains in a 21-day lockdown period.

Coronavirus Lockdown: India’s FM says 'No one will go hungry'

A new study based on interview of over 20,000 people, both males & females, in 22 countries around the world. This survey claimed that 60% of Indian still see the Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat as exaggerated. Well, only 12% accepted the risk without denying it.

Study: '60% of Indian believe that Coronavirus threat is exaggerated'

As the number of positive cases continue to surge in India, the complete lockdown has been extended to 33 states & Union territories.Out of 700+ districts, 600 districts are under lockdown.

As COVID-19 cases surge in India, lockdown extended to 33 states & UTs

India has reported 6th fatality of Coronavirus after 38-year old died due to Kidney failure on March 21. This person earlier showed symptoms of COVID-19 and found positive.

India reports 6th death of Coronavirus, first death in Bihar due to COVID-19

The patient had a chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and iichemic heart disease and he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) leading to death.

Maharashtra reports second Coronavirus death in India

On Sunday at 5 PM, India shared a big round of applause for 5 minutes, for health care workers, who are still working day & night to save the lives of others. WION viewers participated in the exercise and shared their videos with us.

WION viewers express gratitude to frontline workers

When the coronavirus began spreading, many Afghans were in denial even after it became an obvious and deadly crisis in neighboring Iran.

Can Afghanistan manage a COVID-19 outbreak?

The Central government is in touch with South Korean companies to import testing kits in the wake of the global coronavirus scare.

India planning to get testing kits from South Korea

Italy announced 793 more deaths on Saturday, the second day in a row of the biggest day-to-day increase in the country's four-week epidemic, after surpassing China's death toll on Thursday.

Italy: Close to 800 deaths in a single day

Today, India is witnessing Janata Curfew ( An initiative to promote social distancing) in order to fight the outbreak of Coronavirus in the nation. From 7 AM to 9 PM, India will be under a complete lockdown that PM Modi had told to his natives on Thursday's evening.

Delhi Metro services to be regulated on 23 March

The Prime Minister has asked citizens to stay indoors from 7 am to 9 pm as part of the self-quarantine that he called for in his address to the nation on Thursday on India's coronavirus fight.

Maharashtra police will not enforce curfew; Best busses continue to operate

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has developed a new method to detect Coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases. The researchers team has claimed that this new method of research is more affordable and reduces the cost.

IIT, Delhi develops new method to detect COVID-19 positive case

Indian Railways decided to cancel all passenger trains by 31 March due to the outbreak of COVID-19. All freight trains to continue.. This decision has been taken after rapid growth has been seen in COVID-19 infected cases in India.

Indian railway suspends passenger services across India, freight trains will continue

The revised guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) include sample testing of all direct and high-risk contacts of COVID-19 positive cases.

COVID-19: India tightens testing strategies, ICMR guidelines for testing!

ICMR revises it's COVID-19 testing strategies as positive cases rise