India still has more than 1 lakh of active cases across the country. (File)
New Delhi:
India has become the fifth most affected country by coronaviruses in the world, surpassing Spain on Saturday, reporting a total of around 2.44,000 cases. Now only the United States, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom have more cases than India. Spain, the epicenter of COVID-19 a few weeks ago, has 2 40 978 cases.
Health ministry data said on Saturday morning that India had reported 9,887 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the biggest day-long peak to date.
Although the number of recoveries has increased, India still has more than 1 lakh of active cases across the country. The cases have been increasing sharply, by 8,000 or more, for several days. So far, 6,642 people have died from a coronavirus in India.
Maharashtra tops the ranking in terms of the total number of confirmed cases, active cases, recoveries and deaths. Delhi is in second place in terms of active cases, although it is third after Tamil Nadu in terms of total number of cases.
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, in an exclusive interview with GalacticGaming, said cases of coronavirus in India could peak in two to three months, but said there was no transmission. community at national level.
Here are the live updates on Coronavirus Outbreak:
Over 397,000 Coronavirus Killers Worldwide: Report
The pandemic has killed at least 397,179 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP count at 1900 GMT on Saturday, official sources said.
The United States is the most affected country with 109,497 deaths, followed by Great Britain with 40,465, Brazil with 35,026, Italy with 33,846 and France with 29,111 deaths.
President of Brazil threatens WHO exit
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatens to follow in the footsteps of US President Donald Trump and withdraw from the World Health Organization.
“I’m telling you right now, the United States has left the WHO, and we are studying this in the future. Either the WHO works without ideological bias, or we are also leaving,” he said. to journalists outside the presidential palace.
Shopping centers and places of worship to remain closed in Gurgaon: Minister Haryana
Shopping centers and places of worship will not reopen to the public in the districts of Gurgaon and Faridabad, which have been most affected by COVID-19 in Haryana, Interior Minister Anil Vij said on Saturday.
However, shopping centers and religious places will open in other parts of Haryana from June 8, he said.
On May 30, the Center declared that “Unlock-1” would be launched in the country from June 8, under which the national locking of COVID-19 would be largely relaxed.
