The Center has authorized a number of relaxations after more than two months of closure. (File)
New Delhi:
More than 2.56 cases of lakh coronavirus have been reported in India to date, after a record number of 9,983 cases were reported on Monday, even as the government authorized a number of relaxations after more than two months of confinement. India is the fifth most affected country in the world.
The total number of deaths from the virus now stands at 7,135, according to government data.
The current doubling rate of COVID-19 is 14 days, so that the national capital, according to this estimate, will see more than 56,000 cases by the end of the next two weeks, the Minister of Health said on Monday. Delhi, Satyendar Jain. The number of coronavirus cases in the national capital crossed the 28,000 mark with 1,282 new infections, while deaths reached 812 on Sunday.
The World Health Organization said on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic situation is worsening worldwide, as it warns of complacency.
The new coronavirus has killed at least 404,245 people since the start of the epidemic in China last December, according to a count of official sources compiled by the AFP news agency. At least 7,065,200 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in 196 countries and territories.
Here are live updates on the coronavirus outbreak:
No time to “remove the foot from the pedestal”: WHO
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) says that “this is not the time for a country to ease off.”
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to surveillance to ensure the virus does not rebound.
With almost 7M # COVID-19[FEMALE[FEMININE cases and 400K deaths worldwide, this is not the time for any country to ease off. We actively urge:
-monitoring to ensure that the virus does not rebound
– find, isolate, test and take care of each case
-trace and quarantine each contact https://t.co/B7po1dAN3F– Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) June 8, 2020
Over 4 lakhs killed by coronavirus worldwide: report
The new coronavirus has killed at least 404,245 people since the start of the epidemic in China last December, according to a count of official sources compiled by the AFP news agency.
At least 7,065,200 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in 196 countries and territories. Of this number, at least 3,078,100 are now considered recovered.
Coronavirus Situation “Worsens” Worldwide: World Health Organization
The World Health Organization said on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic situation is worsening worldwide, as it warns of complacency.
WHO said it had the highest number of new infections per day, with COVID-19 raging in the Americas.
