9.44 am: India’s Covid-19 case count reaches 77,06,946 with 55,839 new infections in 24 hours. The toll goes up by 702 to 1,16,616. 9.15...
9.44 am: India’s Covid-19 case count reaches 77,06,946 with 55,839 new infections in 24 hours. The toll goes up by 702 to 1,16,616.
9.15 am: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered that cases should be filed against Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath for alleged violation of coronavirus protocols during election campaign, reports NDTV.
9.10 am: The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved a low-cost portable diagnostic machine to carry out tests to detect the coronavirus, reports The Hindu. It has been developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
9.09 am: Spain becomes the first Western European country to exceed 1 million (10 lakh) coronavirus cases, reports Reuters. The country’s tally has doubled in just six weeks, despite strict measures to control the second wave. It has 10,05,295 coronavirus cases as of now, according to Johns Hopkins University.
9 am: Here are the top updates from Wednesday:
- India’s coronavirus case count rose to 76,51,107 with 54,044 new infections in 24 hours. The country’s toll rose by 717 to 1,15,914. There are 7,40,090 active cases, 67,95,103 recoveries, and the recovery rate stood at 88.81%.
- The Election Commission of India issued an advisory to all political parties, asking them to follow the coronavirus guidelines while campaigning. The commission said it has taken a “serious...
