In top news of the day on Sunday, February 9, 2020, death toll in China due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak reached 811. In a letter written to Xi Jinping, PM Modi offered India's assistance to face the challenge.
In top news of the day on Sunday, February 9, 2020, the Novel Coronavirus continues to dominate headlines as the death toll in China due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak reached 811 with 89 new casualties on Saturday, the National Health Commission announced on Sunday. The number has now officially exceeded the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak that broke out in 2002-03. The virus had killed 774 people globally.
Read More: Coronavirus death toll in China reaches 811, India reports no new cases
In this regard, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed solidarity with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the people of China over the outbreak of Coronavirus. In a letter written to Chinese President, PM offered India's assistance to face the challenge and offered condolences at the unfortunate loss of lives, sources said.
Read More: Coronavirus outbreak: PM Modi offers assistance to Chinese President Xi Jinping
A day after the national capital voted for the Delhi Assembly Election 2020, veteran leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Sanjay Singh expressed his doubts regarding potential malpractice before the poll results and questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) in this regard. Sanjay Singh asked the ECI why the exact voting percentage was not released by the polling body on the same day.
Read More: AAP leader Sanjay Singh questions Election Commission over late release of Delhi assembly election voting percentage
Former leader of the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh, P Parameswaran, passed away in the early hours of Sunday. The 93-year-old took his last breath at 12.10 AM. He was one of the senior-most Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) 'pracharaks' and the founder-director of the Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram. He was undergoing Ayurvedic treatment at Ottappalam in Kerala's Palakkad district, according to the sources.
Read More: Veteran RSS 'pracharak' P Parameswaran passes away at 93
In news from the sphere of sports, India U19 are currently taking on Bangladesh U19 in the final of the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 in South Africa on Sunday (February 9). In a photo, first-team players like Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, etc were seen sitting on the couch and watching India's new rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal showcase his talent for the Boys In Blue live on television.
Read More: 'Cheers all the way from NZ': BCCI posts pic of Ravi Shastri & Co. watching Yashasvi Jaiswal bat in U19 World Cup Final
Danielle Wyatt has once again roasted Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal social media. This is not the first time that the England woman cricketer has trolled him. Previously she mocked Chahal when he posted photos of himself on Instagram with teammate Rishabh Pant. Wyatt took to Instagram and shared a photograph of herself from her net practice session and expressed her delights to be back in action at Melbourne again.
Read More: 'If you were bowling': Yuzvendra Chahal gets hilariously trolled by Danielle Wyatt again on Instagram
In entertainment news, Raveena Tandon has been welcomed to Prashant Neel's world of 'KGF: Chapter 2'. She has joined the cast in the second chapter of Yash starring film, much like Sanjay Dutt. The actress could possibly play the role of Sanjay Dutt's lover in the movie.
Read More: Raveena Tandon joins Yash's KGF: Chapter 2, will she play Sanjay Dutt's lover?
Kartik Aaryan is all set for the release of his upcoming film Love Aaj Kal opposite Sara Ali Khan and newcomer Arushi Sharma. While the film is slated to release on Valentines Day i.e/ February 14, Kartik already has a busy 2020 in mind as he not only has Dostana 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 in the making, the Pati Patni Aur Woh actor has also now signed the dotted line for yet another project.
Read More: Kartik Aaryan to team up with 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior' director Om Raut for 3D action-thriller
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