8.54 am: India has so far tested 3,00,41,400 samples, the Indian Council of Medical Research says. Of this, 7,31,697 samples were tested o...
8.54 am: India has so far tested 3,00,41,400 samples, the Indian Council of Medical Research says. Of this, 7,31,697 samples were tested on Sunday alone.
3,00,41,400 samples tested up to 16th August for #COVID19. Of these, 7,31,697 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pic.twitter.com/2HPc53EYb6
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2020
8.52 am: Japan’s economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June amid the coronavirus crisis, PTI reports, citing government data. Local media reports that this is the country’s worst drop since World War II.
8.20 am: India has conducted more than 3 crore tests, the Ministry of Health says. “Enhanced and timely testing is not only keeping the Positivity Rate low but also the Fatality Rate low,” the ministry says, according to ANI.
Focussing on timely & aggressive testing, India has exceeded 3 crore tests. Enhanced and timely testing is not only keeping the Positivity Rate low but also the Fatality Rate low: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/7OgK6R9ixC
— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2020
8.10 am: The number of deaths in the US crosses 1,70,000, Reuters reports. The toll now stands at 1,70,052 after 483 people died on Sunday. The country has so far recorded 54.03 lakh cases – a number that experts warn may be lower than the actual figure as America has not yet increased...
