Coronavirus live updates on 16th March: Rise in Coronavirus cases in India

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New Delhi: The coronavirus in India is spreading more and more. COVID-19 which originated in China’s Wuhan city in December last year, has so far spread to more than 100 countries, infecting over 1,20,000 people.

Considering the effect of coronavirus across the world, The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus a pandemic and Europe as its epicentre with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China.

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11: 48 AM: Chief of Universal Music tests positive for coronavirus
After being tested positive for COVID-19, chairman and CEO of Universal Music, Lucian Grainge, has been hospitalized. According to Variety, Grainge is currently receiving treatment at the Los Angeles’ UCLA Medical Center. The 60-year-old chairman of the music company recently celebrated his 60th birthday on February 29 in Palm Springs.

11: 44 AM: One more positive COVID-19 case reported from Maharashtra’s Pimpri-Chinchwad
One more person tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra’s Pimpri-Chinchwad, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 33, Maharashtra Health Department said on Monday.

11:29 AM: One foreign, 8 Indian students kept under 14-day isolation at IIT Roorkee
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has kept under 14-day isolation one foreign and eight Indian students on suspicion of coronavirus.

Originally published at https://www.chinimandi.com on March 16, 2020.