India recorded 14,821 new COVID-19 positive cases and 445 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the toll of total cases to 4,25,282 and 13,699 total deaths. The toll includes 1,74,387 active cases and 2,37,196 cured/discharged/migrated patients.

COVID 19: Tamil Nadu reports 2,710 cases amid lockdown, Maharashtra crosses 1.35 lakh mark

The BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the death of two relatives of a COVID-19 patient who passed away here last week, stating that the party was seriously concerned about repeated negligence by government officials.

BJP demands judicial probe into death of two kin of COVID-19 victim in Jammu

As the cases are rising and the economies are reopening, the UK is doing all it can to be prepared for any possible second wave of cases. In order to stay fully prepared, Southampton University is now ready to test a new "no swab" saliva coronavirus test.

COVID 19: UK to begin trials of 'no-swab' self-test kits

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is set to conduct a sero-surveillance study in all 11 districts of Delhi focusing on as many as 20,000 households on a random basis including individuals below 18 years of age.

NCDC to conduct sero-surveillance study focusing on 20,000 households in Delhi

India recorded the highest single-day spike of 15,413 COVID-19 cases on Sunday morning, taking the toll to 4,10,461, including 13,254 deaths. The total number of cases include 1,69,451 active cases, 2,27,756 cured/discharged/migrated and 13,254 deaths.

COVID 19: Delhi records 3,000 new cases, Tamil Nadu cases near 60,000

Sindh provincial government's spokesperson Murtaza Wahab has tested positive for the coronavirus, adding to the list of politicians who have contracted the virus that has killed over 3,500 people in Pakistan.

COVID-19 fatalities cross 3,500 in Pak, Sindh provincial govt's spokesperson tests positive

Mainland China reported 26 new confirmed coronavirus cases for June 20, down from 27 a day earlier. Of the new infections, 22 were in Beijing, the National Health Commission said in a statement, the same as a day earlier.

China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases including 22 in capital Beijing

After a review of the two-metre rule is being conducted in the UK, country's Health Minister Matt Hancock has said the government will soon be revealing a plan of easing the lockdown.

UK to start easing lockdown soon; plans to be revealed this week: Health Minister

As the second outbreak of coronavirus in Beijing is registering more cases than the first one, the city officials believe they have the resources and capacity to conduct one million coronavirus tests per day.

COVID 19: Beijing to test one million people daily

After almost three months, Bangladesh's national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has resumed its international flights on Sunday. Bangladesh had temporarily halted all international flights three months back as the country closed its international borders to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

COVID 19: Bangladesh resumes international flights

Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America, in infamous for his statements - be it in public gatherings or on Twitter. This time, it is his election campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he decided to talk about coronavirus (yet again) and ended up bringing trouble for himself (yet again).

'Slow the testing down please': Trump's solution to end COVID-19

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat along with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to postpone the "Kawad Yatra" this year in view of COVID-19 crisis.

Kawad Yatra to be postponed in view of COVID-19 crisis

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that the state government will cap the COVID-19 hospitalisation and treatment rates of private hospitals and those not adhering to the same will be shut down.

Punjab set to cap COVID-19 charges in private hospitals

The number of coronavirus cases has been rapidly rising in India. India now has more than 395,000 positive cases as India recorded the highest single day spike of 14,516 positive cases.

COVID 19: Tamil Nadu reports 2,396 fresh cases; total cases in India near 4 lakh

Pakistan on Saturday reported 153 coronavirus deaths, the highest spike in a single-day in the country, while the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed the 171,000-mark, health officials said.

Pakistan registers record single-day coronavirus deaths, cases cross 171,000 mark

In a bid to help Mozambique, a country in East Africa financially amidst COVID crisis, India has suspended debt repayment on $700 million concessional loans to the country till the end of this year, Indian envoy to the country has told WION.

India gives debt relief to Mozambique amidst COVID, says Indian envoy

As Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gloated about extending monetary help to India, the country has signed agreements with three international financial institutions for a financial aid of USD 1.

Pakistan gets international aid of USD 1.5 billion to handle COVID outbreak

Officials in Beijing are carrying out tests to detect traces of coronavirus on all food and parcel delivery workers in an effort to rein in a new outbreak, state-backed media reported on Saturday.

Beijing tests food and parcel couriers as coronavirus checks widen

Australian state, Victoria, has reimposed stricter restrictions in the state to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise.

Don't pretend this is over: Australian state reimposes strict restrictions amid rising COVID cases

British government has been reviewing the decision of reducing the social distance of two-metre for the past few days now. The country reopened its economy a week back and the government has been thinking of taking the suggestion of business owners of reducing the required social distance.

UK to announce the review of two-metre social distancing review soon

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to use the anti-viral drug favipiravir for COVID-19 patients. However, the drugis only for "restricted emergency use" in mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, according to official sources.

COVID 19: Anti-viral drug Favipiravir gets DCGI nod for 'restricted emergency use'

Britain's statistics office on Friday released figures that highlights the increased risk that the Asian and Black community face in the country during the pandemic.

COVID 19: Mortality rate higher in Asian and Black community in UK

As the UK reopened its economy post coronavirus lockdown, the county is struggling to lift up its economy that has suffered huge losses due to the lockdown. In order to bring the economy back on track, the government might have to make some cuts.

Lawmakers think UK may suspend wage-pension link to uplift economy; government denies

China has started human trials of its sixth experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is being tested with the help of the UK's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the US' Dynavax.

COVID 19: Human trials for potential vaccine begins; initial results expected in August

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