Here are the top developments: 1 India Organisations involved in social welfare can play a big role in countering superstitions and misinformation about coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while talking to social workers via video conferencing.

The home ministry has issued orders to states and Union Territories to make it a personal responsibility of District Magistrates to arrange food and shelter for stranded migrant workers.

With thousands of migrant workers walking back to their native places, the Supreme Court observed that the panic and fear is becoming a "bigger problem than coronavirus", and sought a status report from the Centre on the measures taken to prevent the exodus.

Twenty-eight hospitals of Army, Air Force, and Navy across the country have been earmarked as COVID-19 hospitals.

A special flight from Afghanistan carrying 31 Indians, including diplomats and ITBP personnel, landed at the Delhi airport on Monday and the passengers were sent to a quarantine facility set up in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak

All central government departments have been asked to ensure prompt redressal of public grievances related to coronavirus.

The Railway Board has instructed zonal railways that they might be required to convert up to 20,000 coaches into isolation wards as part of its preparedness to fight the coronavirus outbreak. 2 States and UTs Uttar Pradesh: Sixteen new coronavirus positive cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, taking the total tally in the state to 88.

Sixteen new coronavirus positive cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, taking the total tally in the state to 88. Delhi: The Delhi government announced that students from nursery to class 8 will be promoted to the next class in the national capital. So far, 72 cases of coronavirus have been reported.

The Delhi government announced that students from nursery to class 8 will be promoted to the next class in the national capital. So far, 72 cases of coronavirus have been reported. Rajasthan: Seven of the evacuees from Iran who landed in Jodhpur recently, besides three others, were tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan, taking the total number of infected people in the state to 69.

Seven of the evacuees from Iran who landed in Jodhpur recently, besides three others, were tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan, taking the total number of infected people in the state to 69. Maharashtra: A 52-year-old COVID-19 patient died in Pune, taking the toll due to the viral infection in Maharashtra to nine.

A 52-year-old COVID-19 patient died in Pune, taking the toll due to the viral infection in Maharashtra to nine. Chandigarh: Five more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh, taking the total count of confirmed cases to 13 in the Union Territory.

Five more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh, taking the total count of confirmed cases to 13 in the Union Territory. Punjab: A 65-year-old Mohali resident tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 39 in Punjab.

A 65-year-old Mohali resident tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 39 in Punjab. Kerala: 32 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Kerala, taking the total number in the state rise to 213.

32 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Kerala, taking the total number in the state rise to 213. Karnataka: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka has climbed to 88 after five more persons tested positive.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka has climbed to 88 after five more persons tested positive. J&K: Four more coronavirus positive cases were reported in the Union Territory, pushing the total tally to 43. 3 World More than 727,080 cases of infection and 34,610 deaths have been recorded in 183 countries and territories since the coronavirus epidemic started in China in December, according to an AFP tally.

The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 25,000 people in Europe.

Iran's official coronavirus death toll reached 2,757 and the number of infections crossed 40,000.

Spain's total number of coronavirus cases rose to 85,195 on Monday and the death toll rose to 7,340.

Australian PM announces 130 bn dollars package to support wages as coronavirus deaths touch 18.

Israeli PM enters quarantine after aide tested positive for coronavirus.

US President Donald Trump says peak US death rate from coronavirus likely in 2 weeks, extends social distancing guidelines until April 30.

Britain's Prince Charles has come out of self-isolation, seven days after it was confirmed that he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan plans to announce a comprehensive roadmap to ensure uninterrupted food supplies across the country, as the number of coronavirus cases rose to 1,664.

NEW DELHI: Reiterating that COVID-19 is still in the local transmission stage in India, the health ministry on Monday said it took 12 days for cases of infection to rise from 100 to 1,000 in the country and that the rate of increase has been slower than some of the developed countries. Meanwhile, India has reported 1,071 COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, so far.