Highlights: WHO wishes Bolsonaro swift recovery from coronavirus

Another 1,178 cases take Andhra Pradesh’s Covid-19 tally to 21,197. Thirteen more deaths increase overall toll to 252: Government bulletin

Nearly 11 million stressed-out Chinese students began taking the country's gruelling annual college entrance exam on Tuesday following a month-long coronavirus delay, with inspectors this year checking both for cheaters and fevers.

Iran announced on Tuesday 200 more deaths from the coronavirus, the most in a single day since the Middle East's deadliest outbreak began in February.

The Islamic republic's overall death toll from the Covid-19 illness now stands at 11,931, health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on state television.

Beijing registered no new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours for the first time since a new cluster linked to the city's major wholesale food market was discovered on June 11, Beijing's Health Commission said on Tuesday.

Russia recorded 6,368 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the infection taly to 694,230, the coronavirus response centre said Tuesday.

Singapore on Tuesday recorded 157 new coronavirus cases, including 137 among foreign workers living dormitories, taking the country's total count to 45,140.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) said that three imported cases were placed on stay-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.

Govt to come up with standard operating procedure for shooting films in India in wake of Covid-19 pandemic, set to provide incentives for production to accelerate restart of filmmaking: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar (ANI)

Covid-19 tests in India crossed 1 crore mark, as a result of continuously expanding network of 1,115 testing labs across the country. Recovered patients touch 4,39,947 today. 1,80,390 more recovered cases than active cases, taking India’s recovery rate to 61.13%: Union Health Ministry

Covid-29 infections continue to rise among the Central Armed Police Forces as the total number of patients crossed 4,800-mark including 1,905 active cases. While the number of total deaths reached 27, out of which 18 deaths have happened in the month of June.

Around 11 million students began taking China's university entrance exam Tuesday after a delay as the country worked to bring down coronavirus infections.

The exam is believed to be the first mass gathering event since the virus outbreak and administrators are enforcing strict rules to prevent infections, including proof of wellness, social distancing and the wearing of masks.

India, world's largest edible oil importer, saw a 20% slump in demand as lockdown slashed food service sector demand. Angshu Mallick, deputy chief executive of Adani Wilmar, said, "Hotels, restaurants are not opening the way we were expecting after the lockdown. People are not going out and eating the way they use to."

Pandemic problems have shown no signs of easing as the Eurozone economies will most likely see a crash of 8.7%.

#BREAKING Eurozone economy to crash 8.7% in 2020: EU forecast pic.twitter.com/YFQq2Ynq6M

— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 7, 2020

Russia reported 6,300 new cases and 198 deaths due to Covid-19. 694,230 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded.

British finance minister Rishi Sunak will invest $3.75 billion on green projects so as to provide improved energy efficiency of homes and public buildings. The plan also aims at kickstarting the fledgeling economy.

With 300 oxygen beds, 200 ventilator beds and 250 normal beds, Tamil Nadu's National Institute of Ageing turns into a Covid-19 care centre.

Tamil Nadu: National Institute of Ageing in Chennai's Guindy has been converted to a COVID Care hospital in view of rise in #COVID19 cases. Director Incharge says, "We have 750 beds in the hospital out of which 300 are oxygen beds, 200 ventilator beds and 250 normal beds." pic.twitter.com/R8PaZZLcFl

— ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2020