Highlights: United States registers over 44,000 new Covid cases, 1000 deaths
The Union health ministry on Sunday said that the total number of samples tested for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has reached 3.52 crore after more than eight lakh samples were tested for six days in a row.
Europe is currently experiencing a coronavirus surge but health experts and lawmakers believe that is less deadlier than the first wave. Italy reported more than a thousand cases for the first time since mid-May. Death rates fell in France but new daily Covid-19 cases remained above 3,500. New cases in Germany had led to students and teachers quarantining.
India added 397,277 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), including more than 5,700 deaths, in a week, taking the country’s infection tally to over 3 million, data from the Union health ministry showed on Sunday. The Union health ministry on Sunday said that the total number of samples tested for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has reached 3.52 crore after more than eight lakh samples were tested for six days in a row.
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University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicted that US deaths could cross the 300,000-mark. Arizona reported a spike in both Covid-19 cases and deaths. Texas and Florida saw cases recede over the last three days. Delhi saw a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases after almost a month.
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Anger against Netanyahu's handling of Covid-19 grows in Israel
Protesters took to the streets to demand reforms in the Netanyahu govt and also asked for his resignation because of the handling of Covid-19 and the job losses.
Several thousand protesters rallied in Jerusalem demanding the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu over corruption indictments and his handling of the novel #coronavirus crisishttps://t.co/Y1uvj3Yxec pic.twitter.com/wEfJMedtBA
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 22, 2020
First published: Aug 23, 2020 06:07 IST