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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting with cabinet ministers to review the prevailing Covid-19 outbreak in the country. Ministers including union home minister Amit Shah, health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, member of NITI Aayog attended the meeting.

PM directed that we must reiterate the need to observe personal hygiene & social discipline in public places. Awareness about COVID should be disseminated widely & a continuous emphasis on preventing spread of the infection should be laid. https://t.co/RykjmcGP1R

— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2020

Russia on Saturday reported 6,611 new coronavirus cases, taking its nationwide tally of infections to 720,547.

The country's coronavirus crisis response centre said 188 people had died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 11,205.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell employers next week to start ordering staff back into their places of work, as long as it is safe to do so, in order to stem the coronavirus hit to the economy, Reuters reported quoting local media.

Johnson has told top civil servants to set an example by starting to return staff to their desks and he has also asked companies including Goldman Sachs to get more employees back after working from home.

Tokyo officials confirmed 206 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, public broadcaster NHK reported.

The total marks the third straight day of more than 200 cases and follows a record high of 243 new cases reported on Friday. Coronavirus cases have surged particularly in Tokyo's Kabukicho red-light district.

Hong Kong confirmed at least 20 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a medical source.

In response to the recent surge in Covid infections, the government reintroduced social restrictions over the weekend.

Under the restrictions, restaurant capacity dine-in capacity is set at 60% and only eight people will be allowed per table.

The rules will be in place for two weeks, unless extended.

Rajasthan reports 170 new Covid-19 positive cases and two deaths today, taking the total number of positive case and deaths to 23,344 and 499 respectively: State Health Department

Covid-19 is the worst health and economic crisis in the last 100 years with unprecedented negative consequences for output, jobs and well being. It dented the existing world order, global value chains, labour and capital movements across the globe, says Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das at 7th SBI Banking & Economics Conclave

Ahead of the Mysore Palace's reopening on Monday, sanitisation work was being carried out near the area. The Palace has been closed after a relative of a Palace employee tested Covid-19 positive on July 9.

The number of Covid infections spiked to 820,916 after registering over more than 27,100 cases in the last 24 hours.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 378 to 198,556, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.

The reported death toll rose by six to 9,060, the tally showed.

A complete lockdown was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Saturday in view of the ramping contact tracing to prevent the Covid-19 spread in the area.

Areas including Main town Rajouri, Jawahar Nagar up to Khandli and shops on new GMC road, Salani Bridge to Darhali bridge and up to PG college, Gujjar Mandi, Malik market etc, will remain completely shut.

In the view of rising Covid-19 cases in the United States, California authorities have decided to release up to 8,000 inmates early from state prison.

Several California prisons have suffered large coronavirus outbreaks and the state corrections department said inmates could be eligible for release by the end of August.

It is unlikely that the new Covid-19 could be eradicated, World Health Organisation's head for emergencies programme said on Saturday.

"In the current situation it is unlikely we can eradicate this virus," Dr Mike Ryan, said during online briefing from Geneva.

He said that, by extinguishing clusters of infection, the world could "potentially avoid the worst of having second peaks and having to move backwards in terms of lockdown".

Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state reported 216 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday.

The latest numeber was down from a record 288 cases the previous day but still it is one of the biggest daily increases of any part of the country since the pandemic arrived.

In West Bengal, Kolkata Police has written to Abhishek Dalmiya, President of Cricket Association of Bengal requesting him to allot five blocks of Eden Gardens for setting up makeshift quarantine centre for state police Personnel with immediate effect.