India battles coronavirus; Bloomberg drops out of presidential race; more

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases jumped to 29 in India with the latest being a PayTM employee in Gurugram. Besides the PayTM employee, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said one patient is from Delhi, six more, his relatives, are from Agra, one is from Telangana and there are 16 Italians as well as their Indian driver in Rajasthan have been tested positive for coronavirus.

The government said all international passengers will now be screened at airports, amid growing concern over the spread of the respiratory infection.

Meanwhile, US media tycoon Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's candidacy.