Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Thursday.
2:52 p.m.
There is no restriction on hawkers, online home-delivery services amid lockdown, says Gautam Buddh Nagar administration.
2:36 p.m.
Coronavirus deaths in Australia increases to 12 with the number of infected nearly 2,800.
2:32 p.m.
Delhi Metro services closure period extended till April 14, DMRC says.
2:30 p.m.
A man in Mumbai kills his brother for stepping out despite COVID-19 lockdown.
2:17 p.m.
A Delhi Police constable is suspended for damaging vegetable carts during lockdown.
2:11 p.m.
Mahindra & Mahindra hopes to be ready with ventilator prototype in 3 days to assist combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
2:09 p.m.
Steps being taken under PM Modi's firm leadership will be effective in combating virus, Dalai Lama says.
2:08 p.m. The Delhi Police distributes food packets to slum-dwellers amid lockdown.
2:01 p.m.
The government will provide 5 kg grains and 1 kg pulses for free over next 3 months, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says.
1:50 p.m.
Suspected coronavirus patient left Srinagar hospital for home after stray dogs entered the ward, her family says.
1:39 p.m.
Inquiry is ordered into a COVID-19 suspect being allowed to leave hospital in Srinagar.
1:34 p.m.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for doctors, paramedic, and healthcare workers.
1:26 p.m.
Scientists identify nearly 70 drugs that may be effective against COVID-19.
1:25 p.m.
Three more people test positive for coronavirus in Noida.
1:18 p.m.
Buses are deployed for vegetable-fruit delivery in Chandigarh as people remain indoors to combat coronavirus spread.
1:13 p.m.
The Ranchi administration asks people to give leave to domestic helps without pay cut.
1:09 p.m.
The government has enough foodgrain reserves to feed the poor amid the nationwide lockdown, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan says.
1:01 p.m.
Shops selling essentials will remain open round the clock, says Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal.
12:43 p.m.
Britannia urges government to issue necessary permits to people in food processing supply chain.
12:40 p.m.
Coronavirus will impact India's economic growth "severely", with disruption across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, oil, financial, among others, says a report.
12:34 p.m.
A total of 36 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Delhi so far, CM Arvind Kejriwal says.
12:24 p.m.
Steel companies are considering to cut production amid coronavirus lockdown, sources say.
12:17 p.m.
Shortage of thermal scanners in two inter-state check gates of Nagaland, official says
12:16 p.m.
Warm, humid climate linked to slower COVID-19 transmission, MIT study says.
12:01 p.m.
Forty eight people who came in contact with COVID-19 patient in Srinagar are put in quarantine.
11:56 a.m.
Housing sales fell by 42 per cent during January-March period at 45,200 units across seven major cities over spread of coronavirus, brokerage firm Anarock says.
11:52 a.m.
China's ruling Communist Party poses a "substantial threat" to Americans' health and their way of life, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says.
11: 44 a.m.
US President Donald Trump says that the WHO has "very much" sided with China on coronavirus crisis.
11:43 a.m.
Mobile maker Lava pays 20 per cent advance salary to factory workers to support their expenses during the lockdown period.
11:26 a.m.
Five more people test positive for coronavirus in Indore, taking total cases in the city rise to 10.
11:20 a.m.
The number of coronavirus cases in India rises to 649, with a death toll of 13, Health Ministry says.
11:07 a.m.
SpiceJet says its special flight will take 142 Iran-returned Indians to quarantine facility in Jodhpur.
11:05 a.m.
ICMR invites quotations from manufacturers for supply of COVID-19 test kits.
11:04 a.m.
Extending closures in Wuhan may prevent second wave of COVID-19, study says.
10:35 a.m.
Restrictions intensified in Kashmir following the detention of 4 more COVID-19 cases with the total number in the valley rising to 11.
10:23 a.m.
The National Book Trust offers free download of books to encourage reading during coronavirus lockdown.
9:49 a.m.
Indian-American hoteliers offer free accommodation to stranded Indian students in the US.
9:46 a.m.
A 65-year-old man from Hyderpora area of Srinagar dies, becoming the first fatality in Jammu and Kashmir due to coronavirus.
9:38 a.m.
China reports no new local coronavirus infections for the second consecutive day, but the number of imported COVID-19 cases sharply rose to 67.
9:30 a.m.
Fifty people are booked for lockdown violation in UP's Muzaffarnagar.
9:00 a.m.
Madhya Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rises to 20 as five more people test positive.
8:58 a.m.
Coronavirus cases in the US cross 65,000 with more than 1,000 fatalities.
1:15 a.m.
Three more people test positive for coronavirus in Goa, health department officials say.