Shawdesh desk:

The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 83 after one person at the Manesar camp tested positive late on Friday, according to latest data provided by the Ministry of Health.

On Friday, the death toll in the country increased to two after a 68-year-old woman from West Delhi died at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.

With the number of coronavirus cases in the country touching 82, several state governments announced measures to enforce social distancing.

Several states have announced a lockdown of public places, including educational institutes.

The US Embassy and Consulates in India today cancelled the immigrant and non-immigrant visa appointments from March 16 onward.

As the worldwide death toll reached 5,436, the World Health Organisation on Friday officially declared Europe as the epicentre of the virus pandemic.