The number of novel coronavirus infections saw the biggest spike in India with 6,654 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,25,101 today, while the death toll due to the pandemic rose to 3,720 after 137 more fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said.
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Police have registered an FIR after receiving a WhatsApp message threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Scientists have described the clinical features of the lungs of those who died due to Covid-19, findings which shed more light on the course of the novel coronavirus infection, and may help discover new drugs against the disease.
Congress leader and spokesperson Sanjay Jha said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be under home quarantine for over a week as he is asymptomatic.
Renowned vocalist Shyamala G Bhave, who had an equal command over Hindustani and Carnatic music, passed away on Friday at her residence after suffering a stroke, family members said.
The possibility of US sanctions on India for buying the multi-billion dollar S-400 missile system from Russia remains on the table, a top American diplomat has said, asserting that New Delhi will have to make a strategic commitment to technologies and platforms.
The US has backed India amid a flare-up of border tensions with China with a top diplomat describing Beijing’s aggression as “not always rhetorical” and accusing it of continuing with its “provocative and disturbing behaviour” to try to shift the status quo.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,583, while the number of cases climbed to 1,18,447 in the country, registering an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry.
The deadly coronavirus came from China and the US is not going to take it lightly, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.