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Priyanka Chopra hosted a live interaction session with medical professionals battling COVID-19 on social media. Nick Jonas also joins in with a couple of queries himself.

Vidya Balan sees silver lining in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With COVID-19 lockdowns all around, vehicular pollution has lessened. The air is purer, the trees are greener and the sky clearer.

"It's hurting me and it's hurting Hilton and it's hurting all of the great hotel chains all over the world," Trump said on Saturday.

Yet even as the public-health crisis deepened, President Donald Trump expressed eagerness to nudge many people back to work in coming weeks and held out a prospect, based more on hope than science.

The government issued guidelines on the measures to be taken by the ministries and departments of the Centre and the governments of State and Union Territory for the containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the country.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country will be put under total lockdown for 21 days, Bollywood celebrities have tweeted out in support of the decision.

In a televised address to the nation, PM Modi said there would a total ban on venturing out of homes and said it should be considered a curfew.

Former Bigg Boss contestant Abu Malik has claimed that both Sidharth and Shehnaaz are deeply in love with each other.

The youth, who studies in Australia, returned home on March 19, was found driving around in his car with his parents in Hyderabad even after being asked to stay at home as part of quarantine measures.

Shilpa Shetty said that she was not confident of landing any more role in Bollywood after Shamita's debut with Mohabbatein, since she was a better actor and dancer.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur made the announcement at 3.15 pm after the district authorities in Una, Kangra and Mandi had already imposed a curfew to contain the spread of the disease.

Lauding their work, K Palaniswami said doctors, nurses, paramedics and cleanliness workers are working with a sense of dedication, even risking their lives.

"Maximum payment which may be made shall be limited to 70 per cent of the contract value for contracts awarded on lump sum basis," the order stated.

Many health professionals are forecasting India as the next big hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic. But still, India has managed to keep the escalation of the disease and the number of fatalities in check.

Kavita shared a selfie of her husband working while she captured the moment in her camera. This invited some classes on gender equality on social media by the actress.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had said last week that the state had about 5,000 to 6,000 ventilators but it might need 30,000 of them.