Tamilnadu today reported 5,871 new Covid-19 cases. With this, the total number of coronavirus infections in the State has reached 3,14,520, said the daily bulletin released by the Health department this evening.
Day: August 12, 2020
The Greater Chennai Police have introduced a new phone number for the public to give complaints on issues faced by elderly persons, women, children and destitute.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun vowed to continue investigations into the explosions that rocked Beirut on 4 August, killing 171 people and wounding around 6,000 others.
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