India reports second Covid-19 death, richest cricket tourney postponed

Indian health workers spraying disinfectants as a precautionary measure against Covid-19 in a residential area in Jammu, India, on Saturday (March 14). India has reported its second coronavirus fatality and the govt has ordered schools, cinemas and theatres closed. Even the IPL has been postponed. - AP

NeEW DELHI: India has reported its second coronavirus fatality, a 68-year-old woman in New Delhi who died one day after officials in the capital ordered schools, cinemas and theatres closed. And then it went further to announce the Indian Premier League, the world's biggest cricket tournament, has been postponed.

The government said that the woman, who suffered from diabetes and hypertension, as well as her son, had tested positive.