8.16 am: Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain says that if the Municipal Corporation of Delhi claims the number of Covid-19 deaths is over...
8.16 am: Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain says that if the Municipal Corporation of Delhi claims the number of Covid-19 deaths is over 2,000, more than double the state government’s number, they should send the details to the government, PTI reports.
“If that is their claim, then let them send us the details, like age, medical history, test reports,” Jain tells reporters. “Every death count must have corresponding documents to back the death, otherwise they are just figures.”
8.09 am: The Andhra Pradesh government will conduct random tests on asymptomatic devotees arriving at Tirumala temple in Chittoor district, as well as on employees of the shrine, on a daily basis, News18 reports.
8 am: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has approved fresh guidelines for restrictions imposed in the state, ANI reports. The new guidelines ban inter-district movement without an e-pass, and allow only shops dealing with essential commodities to operate seven days a week. Other shops can stay open on all days except Sunday.
7.55 am: Brazil now has the second-highest coronavirus toll worldwide behind the United States, AFP reports. Brazil’s health ministry has recorded 909 deaths on Friday, taking the overall toll to 41,828. Brazil has now surpassed Britain, where 41,566 people have died.
7.53 am: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked the government for the rising number...
