Highlights: Actor Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek test positive for Covid- 19
India continued to see a daily spike in Covid-19 cases as various state governments reimposed intense lockdown restrictions in the containment zones in their respective states.
The Covid-19 outbreak continues to be in the grim condition as it raged across the world. The United States remained the worst affected country as it recorded at least 62,500 new Covid-19 cases on Friday in a record daily increase for the third consecutive day.
Brazil registered 45,048 additional cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours taking its tally to 1,800,827. While in Japan, the threat of second wave of Covid-19 loomed as Tokyo detected 243 new cases of the coronavirus, surpassing 200 for a second day in a row and setting a new record.
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While countries continue to brave the unprecedented virus outbreak, World Health Organisation headed for China to organise an investigation into the origins of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, India continued to see a daily spike in Covid-19 cases as various state governments reimposed intense lockdown restrictions in the containment zones in their respective states.
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68,000 new cases of Covid-19 in US
New cases of Covid-19 rose by 68,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co. stuck to its plans to reopen its flagship theme park in hard-hit Florida.
A total of eight US states - Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Utah and Wisconsin - also reached records for single-day infections.
First published: Jul 11, 2020 06:39 IST