Coronavirus Outbreak  

PM Modi will lead India in a videoconferencing in which South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member nations will be participating. The event will take place at 5 pm. 

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered the immediate release of former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah. The order of his detention was revoked on Friday. Abdullah was among the three former chief ministers who were put under house arrest ever since the Centre decided to abrogate Article 370. Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa ordered a shutdown of various services in the state. All malls, cinema halls, pubs and other large gatherings in the state have been banned for one week in the wake for coronavirus outbreak. Please stay indoors and take care of your health, the chief minister said. All this and more on MyNation in 100 seconds.

Amid growing cases of deadly coronavirus, BJP MP Sambhaji Chhatrapati distributed hand sanitizers in the Parliament premises on March 13.

Prime Minister yet again took to Twitter to urge his countrymen not to panic over the virus and advised them not to travel overseas if it is unnecessary

The World Health Organisation has debunked myths and rumours that drinking alcohol and spraying chlorine all over the body will kill Coronavirus

As coronavirus cases continue to spread around the world, a decade old medicine has reportedly emerged as hope for COVID-19 victims. Some patients infected with the novel coronavirus can develop uncontrolled immune response, leading to potentially life-threatening damage to lung tissue. After seeing promising results in clinical practice, Chinese authorities now recommend Swiss drug maker Roche’s arthritis drug named Actemra to tackle that rampage. Watch this video for more.

Even as the coronavirus outbreak spreads at an alarming rate across the globe, many people seem to think wearing a face mask will keep them safe. But is it true? Do you really need to get one for yourself? Let’s sift fact from fiction. According to the World Health Organization, healthy people don't need to wear masks unless they're caring for someone who may have Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. On the other hand, people with fever, cough and breathing difficulties should wear masks and go see a doctor. Watch this video for more. ALSO WATCH - Precautions to take to keep Coronavirus at bay: https://youtu.be/q7JA_OvR7Z8

Even as authorities world over scramble to contain the coronavirus outbreak, let’s take a quick look at what precautions you can take to keep COVID-19 at bay. The World Health Organization, which has declared the outbreak as a global emergency, have come out with a list of preventive measures one can take to stay away from COVID-19 infection. Watch this video to find out more.

In 2008, psychic Sylvia Browne warned the world of a pneumonia outbreak in 2020? Was she talking about Coronavirus Outbreak? 

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Centre was trying to diver the attention of the public from the Delhi riots 

PM Modi has decided not to celebrate Holi in view of the Coronavirus outbreak 

PM Modi put out a tweet urging countrymen not to panic over Coronavirus and advising them to employ some protective measures to thwart any dangers 

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday brushed aside the threat of coronavirus and said India would participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in full flow. "Virus China mein hai, Tokyo mein Nahi (the virus is in China not Tokyo)," Rijiju said in response to questions about the Games on the sidelines of a workshop to sensitize Indian athletes about Japanese etiquette and culture. Rijiju said the current situation demands that nations come together to fight the crisis. "We have to fight every situation together. I expect Tokyo Olympics to start July 24 on time and go ahead smoothly," he said.

IAF has evacuated 112 people, including foreign nationals from the Coronavirus-hit China.

Today, Wuhan is the epicenter of the novel Coronavirus Outbreak. But, two generations ago, this Chinese City was known through the West as a major industrial junction. Many European powers had a consulate & major Western and Japanese firms had factories in Wuhan. A cradle of China’s revolution in 1911, Wuhan was a trading hub for iron, steel, food cans, teas, cotton and silks. Watch this video to find out how the city of Wuhan, which was once a trading center became the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.