Coronavirus updates: India locks down 1.3 billion people & Spain's deaths surged by 514 in one day
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oronavirus(COVID-19) updates:

India locks down 1.3 billion people

Spain's deaths surged by 514 in one day

The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 196 countries and territories around the world

India's 1.3 billion people will go under "total lockdown" from midnight Tuesday (1830 GMT) for 21 days to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

Japan and the International Olympic Committee agreed on Tuesday to postpone the Tokyo Olympics by one year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Spain's deaths surged by 514 in one day, bringing its total to 2,696. It also reported 6,600 new coronavirus cases, raising nationwide infections to 39,673.
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