Mumbai:In a setback for cricket lovers, Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi on Wednesday banned the sale of tickets for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) to prevent crowd gathering.
The annual T20 cricket extravaganza is scheduled to start from March 29 in Mumbai with a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.The move comes amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus after the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country has risen to 60, with two fresh positive cases one each from Delhi and Rajasthan being reported, the health ministry said.
The figure includes five positive cases reported in Delhi and nine persons who were diagnosed with the infection in Uttar Pradesh till Wednesday morning. The total number of 60 confirmed cases includes 16 Italians, the ministry said.
Karnataka and Maharashtra have reported four and two confirmed cases of COVID-19 respectively. Ladakh has recorded two positive cases.
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