Kasargod: A local student who appeared for the SSLC examination has reportedly tested positive for the deadly Corona Virus leading to panic among students who appeared for the exam along with the patient.

Tehran: Iran announced Saturday that 139 more people had died from the novel coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 2,517 in one of the world's worst-affected countries.

Bhatkal: In the latest Corona Virus bulletin issued by the State Government on Saturday afternoon, three women of a family reportedly tested positive for Corona Virus. The three patients are reportedly a wife and two daughters of person who had tested positive for COVID-19 last week after arriving from Dubai.

Bengaluru: Indira Canteens in the city will serve free food during the period of lockdown announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Meanwhile the time frame of the free food services has been extended.

Mangaluru: Owing to the country-wide lockdown announced by PM Modi to cap the spread of deadly Corona Virus in the country almost all the hospitals in the city have halted their OPD services which has resulted in inconveniences to several patients who are unable to show up to the doctors for consultations.

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 873 in India on Saturday with the death toll rising to 19, according to the Union Health Ministry.

One of the country’s leading news paper, The Hindu on Friday published a cartoon showing Corona Virus pointing a AK47 assault rifle towards the earth. The odd part of the cartoon that caught the eyes of many readers who called on the news agency for publishing the cartoon was that cartoonist had depicted Corona Virus in a Muslim attire ‘Pathani”.

A woman and a girl were drowned while taking bath in the Ramasamudra lake on Friday.