A man was arrested here for allegedly spreading malicious content and rumours on social media against government functionaries engaged in work against the coronavirus.
The coronavirus deaths crossed 4,000 in the US on Wednesday, a number higher than the ghastly 9/11 terror attacks in the country, even as the top health experts projected that the pandemic could kill between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans.
Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Wednesday said about 300 people from the state had attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz Masjid in New Delhi last month, and 40 of them have been identified and quarantined.
Saudi Arabia's hajj minister has asked Muslims to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic.
World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people in the country.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday announced he will donate his one year's salary to the Chief Minister Relief Fund COVID-19.
Eighteen more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 320, a health official said on Wednesday.
Three Muslim doctors practicing in UK have reportedly died after contracting the deadly Corona Virus while performing their duties and helping those affected by COVID-19 in the UK.
Bellary: In a heart wrenching incident, two persons died allegedly after not getting food in time due to the country-wide lockdown againt the spread of DCorona Virus, in Hospet town in Bellary District on Tuesday. Later, the dead bodies were allegedly transported on a garbage picking vehicle.
Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Tuesday evening informed that a person hailing from Sullia has reportedly tested positive for Corona Virus. The DC further informed that the person returned from Dubai.