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.
"As per protocol, the family was screened and since he and his mother had fever and cough, both were admitted," it said in a statement. On Friday, the Indian Premier League, the world's most lucrative cricket competition, postponed the start of this year's tournament amid mounting anxiety. Postponing the cricket tournament, which draws the world's top players from Australia, England and South Africa, and generates hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues each year, dominated Indian headlines.
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