#COVID_19 India | Total cases see biggest single-day rise of nearly 50,000, taking national tally above 14 lk. Active cases see biggest single-day rise, recoveries lowest 1-day rise in last 4 days
Total testing above 5 lk for 1st time, at 5.15 lk Vs 4.42 lk on previous day https://t.co/apMBrygRNS
The Prime Minister began his address to nation by remembering the jawans who laid down their lives during the 1999 Kargil War. He also spoke about how Covid is spreading faster and that its threat is high as ever.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 646,000 people worldwide and over 16 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Vietnam, which had gone 100 days without reporting a case of local transmission of the coronavirus, said that a 57-year-old grandfather in the central city of Danang had tested positive. How he got the illness remains a mystery. https://t.co/sn3S9stYDk
Countries around Asia are confronting a second wave of coronavirus infections and are clamping down again to try to contain the disease, with Australia recording a record daily rise in cases and Vietnam locking down the city of Danang.
SK Bioscience, the South Korean pharmaceutical company backed by Bill Gates, may be capable of producing 200 million coronavirus vaccine kits by next June, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder said in a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
The portal – jobs.delhi.gov.in – will serve as a “Rozgar Bazaar” for the recruiters and job aspirants, Kejriwal said, highlighting that many people had lost their jobs and businesses were affected due the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines the world over have drastically cut back on flights due to border restrictions and a lack of appetite for travel, particularly internationally, because people are worried about contracting the virus and spending lengthy periods in quarantine.
In today’s episode, we’re speaking with The Indian Express’s Amitabh Sinha about the findings of a serological survey in Delhi. He explains what such a survey reveals and doesn’t reveal. Given the spread of the virus, we also discuss the concept of herd immunity and whether India can hope to achieve it against this virus.
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