Highlights: Delhi records 2,134 new virus cases, tally inches close to 40K-mark

Taking note of the "gravity" of the coronavirus situation in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has directed the AAP government and the Centre to increase the number of beds and ventilators for Covid-19 patients.

Home Minister Amit Shah to hold meeting with Delhi LG, CM on Sunday to discuss Covid-19 situation in national capital: Officials

As many as 51 more people including children have been tested positive for coronavirus in Bhopal on Saturday.

Indonesia reported on Saturday 1,014 new coronavirus infections and 43 more deaths, taking the total number of cases to 37,420 and fatalities to 2,091, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore surged past 40,000 on Saturday after 347 new infections were reported, including 345 foreign workers, the health ministry said.

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan cricketer who captained the side across several formats, has tested positive for Covid-19.

I’ve been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body had been aching badly. I’ve been tested and unfortunately I’m covid positive. Need prayers for a speedy recovery, InshaAllah #COVID19 #pandemic #hopenotout #staysafe #stayhome

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 13, 2020

Russia reported more than 8,700 new cases taking the nation's Covid-19 tally to 520,000. More than 6,800 people have died so far.

Odisha reported 225 new cases on Saturday taking the state's Covid-19 tally to 3,723. 1,236 cases in the state are active and Cuttack reported most cases today.

US' infectious disease expert said that new spikes of Covid-19 infections might arise due to reopening. "But when you start seeing more hospitalizations, that's a sure fire sign that you're in a situation where you're going in the wrong direction," Fauci said

West Ham United manager David Moyes believes that it was wrong to discuss the return of England's top flight football. "Some of the debate about coming back to football when there were so many people dying in hospitals and care homes. I thought it was the wrong time to be discussing the integrity of some football games. We had to wait for the right time, " he said.

Seoul has reported 49 new coronavirus cases, KCDC said. Seoul recorded 12,051 cases and 277 deaths.

Companies in France, who turned away from making luxury clothing to mask making during the pandemic, face surplus of masks as people continue to opt for cheaper disposable masks from Asia. France has almost 20 million unsold masks.

Maharashtra state govt has slashed the charges for testing for coronavirus in private labs. The charges have been brought down to ₹2,200 for viral transport media collection.

Several markets in Beijing have been closed down after being linked to 6 new domestically-transmitted coronavirus cases. Xinfadi Market and Jingshen seafood market have been related to the new cases.

Parts of Beijing were locked down due to a rise in new cases.

#BREAKING Parts of Beijing locked down due to fresh virus cluster pic.twitter.com/HBfjqz7xKX

— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 13, 2020