DDMA allows weekly markets in Delhi to open on trial basis

Normal life came to a grinding halt in the city on Friday as a complete shutdown was enforced across West Bengal for the second consecutive day this week to stem the spread of Covid-19 cases, while violation of the lockdown restrictions was witnessed in some towns and rural areas in the state.

Spike of 68,898 cases and 983 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours.

The Covid-19 tally in the country rises to 29,05,824 including 6,92,028 active cases, 21,58,947 cured/discharged/migrated & 54,849 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

West Bengal: Siliguri observes bi-weekly lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19.

The state will observe complete lockdown for two days every week till the end of August.

India performed 9 lakh tests for Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for the second consecutive day on Thursday, taking the total number of tests in the country to 3,66,71,613 so far this year.

Jharkhand reported 517 new Covid-19 cases and 8 deaths, according to the state health department.

As many as 1,741 new coronavirus cases were registered in Punjab on Thursday, according to the State Health Department.

Global health authorities said Thursday European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus cases without reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty.

Brazil reported 45,323 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,204 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday.

The number of Covid-19 cases globally has grown by more than 263,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,500 patients have died in the same period of time, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) data revealed on late Thursday.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 45,323 to 3,501,975 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is ramping up molecular testing for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by approving medical colleges, including private ones, with labs that have the capacity to do Reverse-Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing, the most accurate way to diagnose the viral disease.

Another 1,182 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 322,280, the Department of Health Social Care reported on Thursday.