According to Mint report, samples of all six people in Noida who were put on observation for suspected coronavirus infection have tested negative. These six people had attended a birthday party hosted by an infected Delhi resident. Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate BN Singh said that they will, however, remain under home quarantine for the next 14 days.

"Coronavirus samples taken from 6 people in Noida tested negative but they will need to be under home quarantine for the next 14 days and if symptoms develop, they can be retested again. Government and administration are keeping a watch close watch and there is no need to panic," Singh said.

Yesterday, five schools in Noida had shut down after the first coronavirus patient from Delhi was found to have come in contact with several of its students at a birthday party he attended.

The number of people in Iran infected by the coronavirus surged past 2,300, the death toll rose to 77, and the country’s head of Parliament said that nearly two dozen lawmakers had tested positive and should avoid meeting with members of the public, the authorities announced on Tuesday.

The new tallies were reported as the judiciary, apparently hoping to minimize the risk of contagion in Iran’s penal system, said it had temporarily freed more than 54,000 prisoners considered to be symptom-free. But it was unclear from the announcement how many of the prisoners had been tested, given the shortage of testing equipment in Iran.