8.41 am: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tells The Indian Express that the virus is still a big concern. “You don’t have a sure...
8.41 am: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tells The Indian Express that the virus is still a big concern. “You don’t have a sure-shot vaccine, you don’t have a clear-cut end date; and with reports in some places that people who have been cured, are getting it back… big uncertainties are playing in the minds of entrepreneurs, small and medium,” she says.
Sitharaman says that in six months, the challenges faced by the economy have not reduced, but the “nature of challenges” has changed. “...And the ministry is now quicker than what it was in terms of responding.”
8.38 am: The number of recoveries crosses 50 lakh, with the last 10 lakh recoveries taking place in 11 days, ANI quotes the health ministry as saying.
India's total recoveries cross 50 lakh mark. The last 10 lakh recoveries were added in just 11 days: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/QwxILBybqV
— ANI (@ANI) September 28, 2020
8.35 am: The number of coronavirus cases in Pune district rises to 2,76,325, with 3,313 new cases in the last 24 hours, PTI reports. The toll is up to 6,300, with 80 more deaths.
8.30 am: West Bengal reports 60 more deaths on Sunday, taking its toll to 4,781, News18 says.
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