Highlights: Total Covid-19 positive cases in Mumbai stand at 35,273

There are about a total of 30 groups in India, big industry to individual academics, who are trying to develop vaccines, of around 20 are keeping a good pace: Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India Prof K. Vijay Raghavan

The fight against coronavirus will be won through vaccine and drugs. Our country's science and technology institutions and pharma industry are very strong: VK Paul, Member- Health, Niti Aayog

About 159,000 more people in 24 European countries have died since early March than would have ordinarily been expected, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday, adding a "significant proportion" of the spike is linked to Covid-19.

33 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Assam today. Total number of positive cases stands at 831, including 87 discharged and 4 deaths: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Indonesia reported 687 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the Southeast Asian country to 24,538, a health ministry official said on Thursday.

There's been a steady rise in the number of Covid-19 calls on the police helpline 100. As many as 96,697 such calls received. 254 instances of assaults on policemen have left 86 injured and seen 833 arrests. There have been 40 attacks on health professionals too: Maharashtra HM

The US coronavirus death toll passed 100,000 as the pandemic tightened its grip on South America, which is outpacing Europe and the United States in daily infections.

Russia is continuing to see high numbers of new coronavirus cases even though its far-flung regions have increasingly moved to reopen the economy.

Beijing will not flood economy with liquidity in Covid-19 recovery, measures are forceful, targeted says Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as reported by local Chinese media

The coronavirus death toll in Europe crossed 175,000 on Thursday, according to an AFP tally from official sources

Dr Vasant Patel while speaking to ANI highlighted that Gujarat government needs to ramp up its testing capabilities as Covid-19 test needed before any surgery.

Regarding this (less number of COVID-19 tests) Ahmedabad Medical Assoc has filed a PIL, Ahmedabad Nursing Home Assoc has also joined the PIL and tomorrow it will be heard in the High Court: Dr Vasant Patel, Ahmedabad Nursing Home Assoc Executive Committee Member pic.twitter.com/5AZvfbvA7t

— ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2020

Singapore health ministry confirmed 373 cases of Covid-19. A total of 33,250 people have been infected by Covid-19.

South Korea saw a fresh outbreak of the Covid-19 virus as new cases were reported in the country leading to re-imposition of social distancing rules.

#BREAKING South Korea re-imposes some social restrictions to combat new virus outbreak pic.twitter.com/Z2ItC41zeH

— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 28, 2020

More than 86 million children will be pushed into household poverty if Covid-19 pandemic continues unabated.

131 confirmed cases and 6 deaths were reported in Rajasthan today due to the novel coronavirus infection. The total number of cases in the state have reached 7,947. 179 people have died and 4,566 have recovered so far, reports ANI.

131 total #COVID19 positive cases, 6 deaths, 4 recovered in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 7947, including 179 deaths, 4566 recovered and 3913 discharged: State health department pic.twitter.com/pD45QORrtQ

— ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2020