Coronavirus LIVE: Many coronavirus patients discharged after treatment at temporary hospitals in Wuhan

Coronavirus LIVE: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds review meeting with States over Coronavirus preparedness

Coronavirus has taken a toll over several countries of the world. The death toll due to deadly COVID-19 has crossed 3,000 in China, while the number of cases from over the world is close to 98,000. In India, 30 people have so far been tested positive for coronavirus, while many have been quarantined or have been kept in isolation.

Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Delhi-NCR and the total number of positive cases has now reached 30 after another man from Ghaziabad area was tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Asking people to not panic amid the spread of coronavirus, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has assured that 11 separate rooms and isolation wards have been set up at a Delhi hospital to treat coronavirus patients. The Delhi government is also well prepared to increase the number of rooms and facilities as and when required, he said after visiting the hospital to check the preparedness to contain the spread of the coronavirus. He said those tested positive for the virus will be admitted to single-occupancy rooms.

Meanwhile, the blood test report of 68 people who had come in contact with the Italian couple have come out negative. Test results of eight more people are awaited.

Here are the LIVE updates on Coronavirus outbreak:

02:36 Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds review meeting with States over Coronavirus preparedness

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan today held a review meeting with States over preparedness for Coronavirus. He stressed on the importance of keeping the testing and quarantine facilities, isolation wards, labs, inactive readiness.

01:24 pm: In the view of the COVID19 virus, IIFA has been postponed.

01:21 pm: Washington DC has pop up shops for food and drink, even marijuana. And now, coronavirus prevention supplies. As local stores sell out of masks and hand sanitizer, Adilisha Patrom, owner of a co-working and event space next to Gallaudet University, saw an opportunity and jumped on it.

01:17 pm: Many patients have been discharged after treatment at temporary hospitals in Wuhan, leaving some beds empty. 

10:51 am: Isolation wards have been set up in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

09:59 am: Confirmed cases of coronavirus rise to 31 in India as another man tests positive from Ghaziabad

08:30 am: China reports 30 more coronavirus deaths with fresh infections rising for a second straight day and 16 new cases imported from overseas. In total 3,042 people have died from the disease in China​

07:02 am: Assam: All passengers coming on international flights being screened at Dibrugarh Airport.​

06:55 am: Medical store owners in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad say that hand sanitisers have disappeared from the market, owing to a rise in demand. Say, "We are not getting fresh stock, the old stock is almost exhausted. Earlier no one used to buy it and the products used to get expired."

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