Highlights: Haryana reports 550 Covid-19 cases in highest single-day spike

PM Modi said it is necessary that we do not let our guards down. 'We should do our best to curb the contagion and allow the economy to reopen', he added.

PM Modi said that as the country unlocks people should not go out without wearing masks.

The Saudi Industrial Development Fund launched a $1 billion package to support more than 500 small and medium-sized companies who were hurt by the pandemic.

Germany has launched a new Covid-19 tracking app in a bid to clamp down on fresh clusters. But the launch of the app has prompted backlash in Germany which is always concerned about state collecting information from citizens.

Singapore has confirmed 151 new cases of Covid-19 among whom most of the infected are foreign workers. Singapore's reopening is set to enter its second phase. More than 40,000 people have been infected by Covid-19 in Singapore.

Hong Kong has further relaxed its social distancing measures as it allowed 50 people to gather. This will come into effect from June 19.

Khorda DM set new rules for movement until June 30 to arrest the rising number of cases.

#Odisha: Khorda District Magistrate orders all shops and market complexes, except medicine shops and petrol pumps, to remain shut from 2:00 pm to 6:00 am every day till June 30, to curb the spread of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/5qjtAu4zfv

— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020

The Delhi health minister's Covid-19 test report has arrived and the Chief Minister's Office said that Satyendar Jain has tested negative for Covid-19.

Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky's wife Olena Zelenska's condition is stable after she was admitted to the hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Salmon has been boycotted across several shopping outlets and stores after it emerged that the virus had come from a salmon chopping board. Salmon has was taken off the shelves in Walmart Inc. and deleted from grocery delivery platforms across China, top experts are warning people to not eat omega-3 rich fish.

US lawmaker Ilhan Omar's father Nur Mohamed died due to Covid-19 on Tuesday.

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

Surely we belong to God and to him shall we return.

It is with tremendous sadness and pain to say goodbye to my father, Nur Omar Mohamed. No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew and loved him. pic.twitter.com/gb7q0gMXG2

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) June 16, 2020

UN has said that foreign investments or FDI will shrivel globally due to Covid-19 crisis. The FDI inflow will shrivel from $1.54 trillion to below $1 trillion, this is the first such recorded fall since 2005.

Kunal Pariyani's masks aim to keep Covid-19 away with masks designed with images of Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi and the current and former CMs of Madhya Pradesh.

Kunal Pariyani, a clothes seller,from Bhopal, is selling cloth masks with PM Modi's face printed on it. He says,"I've sold about 500-1000 Modi masks till now&demand for it is high. Masks featuring our CM also popular. I also have masks with images of Rahul Gandhi&Kamal Nath ji". pic.twitter.com/HU8owhrRgy

— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020

Satyendar Jain, Delhi health minister, was admitted to the hospital a while ago due to sudden fever and falling oxygen levels.

Due to high grade fever and a sudden drop of my oxygen levels last night I have been admitted to RGSSH. Will keep everyone updated

— Satyendar Jain (@SatyendarJain) June 16, 2020

Beijing officials have raised concerns regarding the sudden rise of Covid-19 clusters in the Chinese capital. They have warned that the new rise can be 'extremely severe'.

#BREAKING Beijing city official warns #coronavirus situation is 'extremely severe' pic.twitter.com/dv0qh9o5x9

— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 16, 2020