8.10 am: As many as 20 passengers of a Dubai-bound Emirates flight have been offloaded at Kochi airport on Sunday shortly before takeoff ...
8.10 am: As many as 20 passengers of a Dubai-bound Emirates flight have been offloaded at Kochi airport on Sunday shortly before takeoff after a Britisher among them tested positive for COVID-19, NDTV reports. The man had boarded the flight along with 19 others who were holidaying in the hill station of Munnar in Kerala and was under quarantine. However, he did not inform the airport authorities about this.
8.05 am: A spike in the number of deaths from the coronavirus in Spain and Italy has pushed the global toll above 6,000, AFP reports. Over 1,900 deaths have been reported in Italy till Sunday, the second worst-hit country after China.
8.01 am: As many as 368 people have died in Italy on Sunday, the highest single-day death toll, AFP reports. Political leaders have warned of a shortage of hospital beds and artificial respirators. The Vatican has cancelled its Easter Week celebrations in response to the crisis.
7.59 am: The number of novel coronavirus cases in India has risen to 110, with Maharashtra reporting the highest number followed by Kerala. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed the setting up of an emergency fund by member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
The government has suspended travel and registration of pilgrims to the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib...
