Here is a look at the latest updates on the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) from India and around the world —

WHO warns masks are no 'silver bullet' for ending pandemic

Elderly people account for 63% of COVID-19 deaths in India

Iran says virus infections show 'gradual' decline

SC issues guidelines for functioning of courts through video conferencing

704 new coronavirus cases reported since Sunday

President, PM, MPs to take a pay cut

Spain says coronavirus deaths down for 4th day at 637

Delhi toll 7, cases cross 500 mark

India's efforts to combat coronavirus have set example: PM

ICMR to get 7 lakh testing kits

Pandemic impact: Mukesh Ambani's net worth drops 28% to $48 billion in 2 months

More than 500 cases registered in a day for the 4th consecutive day

Corona testing shifts into top gear

UK PM Boris Johnson in hospital for precautionary Covid-19 tests

Kerala tops recovery-rate table

Pakistan's coronavirus cases reach 3,277

NEW DELHI: With 704 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus positive cases has surged to 4,281, the Union health ministry said. The death toll now stands at 111.Of the 4,281 cases, 1445 are related to the Tablighi Jamaat, the Union ministry added.The World Health Organization warned that wearing masks alone would not be enough to defeat the global coronavirus pandemic, which has now killed more than 70,000 people."Masks should only ever be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions. There is no black or white answer, and no silver bullet. Masks alone cannot stop the COVID-19 pandemic," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference.As much as 63 per cent of the deaths due to coronavirus have been reported among the people who are over 60 years, the Central government said on Monday.Thirty per cent of deaths have been reported from among the people who are between 40 to 60 years while 7 per cent deaths are among the people who are below 40 years.According to the government, 47 per cent of the people infected with the virus are below 40 years age group, 34 per cent are between 40 to 60 years age group and 19 per cent are 60 and above age group.The trajectory of coronavirus infections in Iran appears to have started a "gradual" downward trend, the government said Monday, but it warned the disease is far from being under control.The COVID-19 outbreak claimed 136 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Iran's overall death toll to 3,739, health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a televised news conference.Iran registered 2,274 new cases of infection over the same period, he said, putting the total number at 60,500 across the country.Court hearing in congregation must become an "exception" during the "extraordinary outbreak" of COVID-19 pandemic and it is necessary that all courts respond to the call of social distancing to ensure they do not contribute to the spread of virus, the Supreme Court said on Monday.Passing a slew of directions for all courts across India, it said that the apex court and all the high courts are authorised to adopt measures required to ensure robust functioning of judicial system through the use of video conferencing.The Union health ministry on Monday said that 704 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 4,281 in India, of which 1445 cases are related to the Tablighi Jamaat.The number of coronavirus deaths stands at 111, with 28 people succumbing to it yesterday.Males account for 73 per cent deaths due to COVID-19, while females 27 per cent, the ministry said, adding that 63 per cent deaths have been reported among people above 60 years.The Union Cabinet on Monday approved an ordinance to reduce the salaries, allowances and pensions of Members of Parliament by 30 per cent for one year and the amount will be utilised in the fight against coronavirus.The President, Vice President, governors of states have also voluntarily decided to take a pay cut as a social responsibility, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said.Spain saw a fourth consecutive daily drop in the number of coronavirus-related deaths with 637 fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours, official figures showed on Monday.The health ministry said the number, the lowest in 13 days, brought the total number of deaths to 13,055, second only to Italy.The Covid-19 death toll in Delhi has reached seven with the state health authorities confirming one more casualty due to the novel coronavirus infection on Sunday.A 52-year-old man, who was admitted to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in Punjabi Bagh for a neurological condition, died two days ago and tests have confirmed that he was Covid-19 positive. The hospital authorities told TOI that two doctors, two nurses and another staffer had also tested positive.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India's efforts to combat coronavirus have set an example and it is among countries which understood the pandemic's seriousness and took various timely decisions to combat the virus."We got to see our collective strength on Sunday evening," he said referring to the countrywide exercise to switch off lights and illuminate diyas for nine minutes to show India's collective strength to fight the deadly virus. He also urged BJP workers to follow a five-point agenda, including working to ensure that no poor goes hungry.ICMR to get about 7 lakh rapid antibody testing kits by April 8. These will help in conducting Covid-19 tests in hotspot areas where large number of cases are being seen. ICMR will get delivery in a phased manner. The government has already placed the order and it is expected that they'll get 5 lakh kits in first phase.The net worth of India's richest man Mukesh Ambani dropped 28 per cent or $300 million a day for two months to $48 billion as on March 31 due to the massive correction in stock markets, a report said on Monday. Ambani saw his wealth decline to $19 billion, taking his global ranking down eight places to 17th, the Hurun Global Rich List said. Other Indian businessmen who have seen a major drop in wealth include Gautam Adani whose wealth eroded by $6 billion or 37 per cent, HCL Technologies' Shiv Nadar ($5 billion or 26 per cent) and banker Uday Kotak ($4 billion or 28 per cent).For the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, India registered an increase of 500-plus cases. With 553 news cases, the total number of cases are 4067, according to ministry of health and family welfare. Maharashtra tops the chart with 781 cases, 33 of which were reported on Monday.In a massive ramp up of testing for Covid-19, the government plans to double every three days the number of samples tested through RT-PCR process - considered mandatory for accurate results - by government laboratories. The scope of testing is going to be further widened by a number of other tests, including those used for tuberculosis along with the newly-sanctioned rapid antibody tests for diagnosis of suspected cases.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday for tests, his office said, 10 days after he tested positive for coronavirus. "On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests," Downing Street said in a statement, calling it a "precautionary step".Kerala has reported the country’s highest Covid-19 recovery rate of 84% on the basis of how the first 25 patients who tested positive between March 9 and 20 responded to treatment. Overall, the recovery rate is 17% among 314 confirmed cases since January 30, when the first Wuhan-returned patient tested positive.The number of the coronavirus cases in Pakistan on Monday reached 3,277 with the infections in the worst-hit Punjab province approaching 1,500 despite government claims. 50 patients have so far died of the disease, while 257 people have recovered.