9.37 am: India registers 16,946 new cases on Thursday, taking the overall count to 1,05,12,093. The country’s toll rises by 198 to 1,51,72...
9.37 am: India registers 16,946 new cases on Thursday, taking the overall count to 1,05,12,093. The country’s toll rises by 198 to 1,51,727. India’s active cases stand at 2,13,603, while the number of recoveries reach 1,01,46,763.
9.30 am: A World Health Organization research team arrives in Wuhan to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, AP reports, quoting Chinese state media.
9.29 am: Sri Lanka detects its first case of the UK coronavirus variant as a British national tests positive for the infection, The Hindu reports.
9.26 am: The United Kingdom on Wednesday registered a record 1,564 coronavirus deaths, according to AFP.
9.22 am: The World Health Organization says that the United Kingdom coronavirus variant is now in 50 countries/territories, AFP reports. The South African strain, on the other hand, has been detected in 20 countries.
9.08 am: The global daily coronavirus deaths cross 17,000 for first time, The Guardian reports on Thursday, citing the Johns Hopkins University.
9.06 am: Here are the top updates from Wednesday:
- India registered 15,968 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,04,95,147. The toll rose by 202 to 1,51,529. The country’s active cases remained below 3 lakh at 2,14,507 for the 23nd consecutive day, while the number of recoveries reached 1,01,29,111.
- The Delhi government allowed schools to reopen for classes 10 and...
