7.50 am: US reports a record 598 deaths in 24 hours. The country’s toll rises to 1,04,356 and it has so far reported more than 17.8 lakh o...
7.50 am: US reports a record 598 deaths in 24 hours. The country’s toll rises to 1,04,356 and it has so far reported more than 17.8 lakh overall cases.
#UPDATES US records 598 #coronavirus deaths, bringing its total to 104,356 since the pandemic began, with 1,788,762 overall cases of the virus, far more than any other nation, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University pic.twitter.com/rQlZ5KQczY
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 1, 2020
7.45 am: An Indian Council of Medical Research scientist has tested positive for the virus, the Indian Express reports. The scientist had travelled from Mumbai to Delhi two weeks ago, the report says, adding that the ICMR building in the national Capital will now be sanitised and fumigated.
7.40 am: Several state governments announced relaxations on Sunday, a day after the Centre launched the “Unlock 1” phase of the lockdown.
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7.35 am: Here are the other top affected countries according to the tracker:
- US: 17,89,368 confirmed cases
- Brazil: 5,14,849
- Russia: 4,05,843
- UK: 2,76,156
- Spain: 2,39,479
- Italy: 2,32,997
- India: 1,90,609
7.30 am: India on Monday became the seventh most-affected country in the world, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. According to the tracker, India has 1,90,609 cases. However, the Union health ministry on Sunday said India’s tally stood at...
