North Korea has claimed it has no domestic virus cases and has imposed strict quarantine measures and screening at the border.

The North's Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday that the measure was taken on Friday afternoon after it found a person with suspected COVID-19 symptoms in the city.

About one fifth of India's 271 confirmed coronavirus cases has been reported in the western state of Maharashtra -- home to Mumbai, the country's largest city and economic powerhouse. So far, India has registered four deaths due to the virus.