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Morning News Brief: US records highest death toll, World Bank to give $1 billion to India and more

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Apr 03, 2020, 08:50 AM IST
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As the country battles the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank on Thursday approved $1 billion emergency financing to India in order to support better screening of COVID-10 patients, contact tracing and laboratory diagnostics.

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The United States reported the highest one-day death toll due to coronavirus recording 1,169 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University live COVID-19 tracker.

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As the country battles the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank on Thursday approved $1 billion emergency financing to India in order to support better screening of COVID-10 patients, contact tracing and laboratory diagnostics.

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India reported a increase of over 200 cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the total number to 2,069 on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The death toll is now 53.

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The release of the much-anticipated movie sequel to 'Top Gun' has been moved to December, Paramount Pictures said on Thursday, the latest disruption in the movie industry caused by the coronavirus epidemic.