The Health Ministry on Thursday informed that 54 districts in 23 States/Union Territories didn't report any coronavirus cases in last 14 days.

54 other districts in 23 States/Union Territories didn't report any cases in the last 14 days. 2,231 patients have been cured so far in the country, Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry stated.

The global coronavirus deaths on Monday crossed the 1.65 lakh mark with the United States registering the highest death toll of over 40,000.

As of 8 AM (IST) on Monday, April 20, 2020, around 165,154 deaths have been recorded across the globe while the total number of confirmed cases has reached 2,402,798 -- the COVID-19 dashboard at the John Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center showed.

While India continues to leave no stone unturned in containing the spread of coronavirus, some miscreants are taking it as an opportunity to spread fake news and create panic. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) is working hard to debunk rumours that are doing the rounds.

On Sunday, the PIB refuted reports claiming that all Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams have been cancelled in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane informed on Sunday that all seven COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered and have been discharged.

We are proud to announce that all the patients that were reported positive in the state of Goa have recovered from the COVID-19. The active number of cases in Goa now stands at zero, Rane tweeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the coronavirus affects everyone equally regardless of their faith, caste or colour.

In an article on LinkedIn, PM Modi said that coronavirus has significantly changed the contours of professional life, making home the new office and internet the new meeting room.

At a time when the COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across different parts of West Bengal, the state government on Sunday accusePood the central lab - ICMR-NICED for providing defective test kits.

In a series of tweets posted by the official Twitter handle of State Health and Family Welfare Department, the state accused ICMR-NICED of the delayed process in getting test results for COVID-19 in the state.

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a $19-billion financial rescue package to help farmers and ranchers affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

The Trump administration's food assistance programme will provide $16 billion in direct support based on actual losses for agricultural producers where prices and market supply chains have been impacted by the pandemic, and $3 billion in purchases of food for distribution, as specified by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in India crossed the 14,000-mark on Saturday. Currently, the tally stands at 14,378 COVID-19 positive cases, which includes 11,906 active cases, 1,992 cured, migrated, or discharged patients and 480 deaths.

According to the Union Ministry of Health & Famly Welfare, 991 new COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours.

As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak continues to spread like wildfire across India, the state of Maharashtra has emerged as the epicenter of coronavirus spread as it became the first state to cross over 3,000 positive cases of COVID-19 in the country. The case tally in Maharashtra currently stands at 3,320.

The state has reported 118 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths today, out of which five deaths were in Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, which has emerged as the hotbed of the coronavirus spread in the state.

In a concerning development, 21 sailors of the Indian Navy on Saturday tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection within the Western Naval Command premises in Mumbai. Among the personnel, 20 of them are sailors of the INS Angre (also known as Naval Barracks), a shore-based establishment in Mumbai that provides logistical and administrative support to naval operations of the Western Naval Command.

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