By Manori Ravindran
26.03.2020 - 17:41 / hollywoodreporter.com
India, the second most populous nation on earth with 1.3 billion people, is in lockdown in its continued efforts to stem the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic. "For 21 days forget what going out means," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address on Tuesday night as he ordered the "total lockdown," an unprecedented move for the world's largest democracy.
As of Thursday, India had 649 coronavirus cases, which include 13 deaths. India reported its first case in late January,
.By Manori Ravindran
Miss England 2019, Bhasha Mukherjee, was in the middle of a humanitarian trip in India when the coronavirus pandemic surged around the globe.The 24-year-old junior doctor says she knew right away it was time to return to the United Kingdom and trade in her crown for a stethoscope. "It wasn't a tough decision," Mukherjee told Fox News on Tuesday.
A woman has decided to name her newborn twins after the coronavirus pandemic.
Baby Yoda has finally landed in India. Disney's streaming service Disney+, which made the diminutive star of The Mandalorian a global phenomenon, was unveiled in the country Friday after the original launch waspostponeddue to the new coronavirus pandemic.
By Andreas Wiseman
Top Chef Masters Season 3 winner Floyd Cardoz has passed away after testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 59.