Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian football great Ronaldinho will no longer receive visits at the Paraguayan jail where he is being held as local authorities attempt to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

Ronaldinho and his brother, Roberto Assis, have been imprisoned since March 6 for allegedly using fake passports to enter

Johannesburg, Veteran fast bowler Dale Steyn has been left out of Cricket South Africa's national contract list for the 2020-21 season, while pacer Beuran Hendricks has been awarded his first national contract.

In the list announced on Monday, all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius, batsman Rassie van der Dussen and fas

Washington, US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his wife and First Lady, Melania Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus.

"She's fine," the President said on Monday when asked at a news briefing at the White House about the First Lady's condition. "Negative, yes," h

Chandigarh,  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched a voluntary programme to provide public services relating to combating coronavirus, an official said on Tuesday.

The state came into complete lockdown from Tuesday.

To defeat COVID-19, the programme named 'Covid -- Sanghar

Baghpat, Twenty inmates of Baghpat jail, who have been showing symptoms akin to coronavirus infection, have been quarantined on Monday.

A senior jail officer said that, "Tests to confirm corona infection are being conducted, while new inmates coming to the jail have been asked to undergo a medical check-up&qu

New Delhi,  Delhi Police has registered 1,012 cases in different areas of the national capital on the first day of the lockdown implemented to prevent the spread of coronavirus epidemic that has claimed at least nine lives in India so far.

A police officer said on Monday that most of these cases were register

New Delhi, In view of the complete lockdown in the national capital to thwart the COVID-19 spread, Delhi Police cleared the protest site in Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday and detained some protesters.

Deputy Commissioner of Police R. P. Meena said, "Police requested them to vacate the place but they refused. So, pol

Kanpur, Eleven of the 35 occupants of Kalpana Tower where Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor stayed with her uncle on March 13, have tested negative for Corona virus.

The reports of 24 persons are awaited.

Kanika had visited Kalpana Tower to attend the house warming party of her maternal uncle Vipul Tan

Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a financial relief package for different segments of society who were vulnerable to the adverse impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the countrys economy, it was reported on Tuesday.

The package was approved on Monday in a meeting chaired by Khan at the P

Kolkata, People rushed indoor while police personnel hauled up those on the streets as a complete lockdown began in large parts of West Bengal, including the whole of Kolkata and eight districts on Monday to combat the spread of novel coronavirus infection, as the state reported its first death from the disease.

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