7.55 am: China reports two coronavirus cases, both imported ones in the province of Shandong, according to Reuters. With this, the countr...
7.55 am: China reports two coronavirus cases, both imported ones in the province of Shandong, according to Reuters. With this, the country has 83,001 infections and the toll stands at 4,634.
7.52 am: Karnataka government’s door-to-door survey has classified 44% of the households in the state in the at “risk category” because of the coronavirus spread, The Indian Express reports. “Covid has demonstrated that comprehensive public health data is the key to act decisively and swiftly,” state Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar says. “Our government is planning to maintain a Health Registry of Citizens.”
7.49 am: According to data by the Indian Council of Medical Research, the country’s nodal body for coronavirus testing, only 33.2 people per million population are infected in India, reports Hindustan Times.
7.47 am: The United States records 960 coronavirus deaths, bringing its total to 1,03,758 since the outbreak began, reports AFP.
7.45 am: Here are the top updates from Saturday:
- The Centre extended the nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic till June 30, but said that all activities will restart in a phased manner outside containment zones. The first phase of this reopening, called Unlock 1, will focus on economic activities.
- The Union health ministry said that India’s coronavirus recovery rate had reached an all-time high of 47.4% as 11,264 patients were “cured” in...
