India reports 29 coronavirus cases, all international passengers to be screened

Japan coronavirus cases hit 1,000 mark as Tokyo insists Olympics on track

says 92 dead as virus reaches all but one province

Italy readies draconian new measures to try to contain coronavirus

South Korea reports lowest new infections for a week

New York reports more cases of new coronavirus, state now has six

Pet dog infected with coronavirus,

authorities confirm

Israel adds 5 countries to coronavirus air travel restrictions

The spread of coronavirus infections across the globe has led to disruptions in several countries even as the number of cases in China, where the virus appeared first, showed signs of receding. The number of cases in mainland China has reached 80,270, while the death toll has risen by 38 to 2,981.Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases in India is now at 29, including 16 Italians touring through Rajasthan, the government announced on Wednesday as consternation bordering on panic over the contagious disease with flu like symptoms spread across the country.The number of coronavirus cases in India stood at 29. The government said all international passengers will now be screened at airports, amid growing concern over the spread of the respiratory infection. Seventeen Indians abroad have been infected, 16 from a cruise ship in Japan "being treated at onshore medical facilities" and one from the United Arab Emirates, the ministry of external affairs said.Japan's confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1,000 on Wednesday, most of them from a quarantined cruise liner, as Olympics organisers dismissed speculation that the Tokyo Summer Games could be cancelled. Thirty-six new infections, the biggest one-day increase to date, were reported on Wednesday in locations ranging from Kumamoto prefecture in the southwest to Hokkaido in the north.That underlined the virus's spread across the country and raised questions about whether the Olympic Games, due to start in late July, can go ahead.The Islamic republic reported 15 new deaths from COVID-19 and 586 additional cases, bringing the overall toll to 92 dead and 2,922 infected. The coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca, while Iran canceled Friday prayers in major cities. The decisions in Riyadh and Tehran affected both Sunni and Shiite Muslims alike.Seventy-nine people had died of the new coronavirus in Italy as of Tuesday, with more than 2,500 confirmed cases since the outbreak surfaced 13 days ago. Italy prepared new emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of coronavirus in Europe's worst hit country, including the possible closure of all schools, universities, cinemas, theatres and most public events. The decree orders the closure of cinemas and theatres, and tells Italians not to shake hands or hug each other.South Korea reported its lowest number of new novel coronavirus cases for a week Wednesday, as the government proposed a near-$10 billion additional budget to try to address the epidemic's impact. Seoul announced 435 new cases Wednesday, far below Tuesday's rise of 851 -- when President Moon Jae-in declared "war" on the virus -- and its lowest increase since February 26. The South's total, which is already the largest in the world outside China, reached 5,621, and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said four more people had died, taking the toll to 32.The number of people ill with the new coronavirus has risen to six in New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. Of the six cases of people with coronavirus in New York, only one is hospitalized, Cuomo said at a news conference. The four new cases include three family members of the hospitalized man, New York Mayor Bill De Blasio said in a statement. The fourth was a neighbor, according to media reports.The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong was confirmed to be infected with the disease, in a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, authorities said on Wednesday. The canine, which belongs to a 60-year-old woman patient, had repeatedly tested "weak positive" for the new coronavirus since Friday, when it was quarantined at an animal centre.Israel has reported 15 coronavirus cases. Around 5,000 Israelis who returned from hotspots of the disease have been quarantined at home. Israelis flying home from Germany, France, Spain, Austria and Switzerland will have to remain at home for 14 days under the edict, which will effectively cut off foreign tourism from those nations.