Coronavirus: Global cases cross 2 crore; ban on flights to Kolkata from six cities extended
8 am: The global coronavirus cases have crossed two crore, according to the Johns Hopkins University. The toll stands at 7,34,664.
7.55 am: The West Bengal government has extended till August 31 the ban on flights to Kolkata from six cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, which have a high number of coronavirus cases.
7.50 am: United States President Donald Trump says that India stands second in coronavirus testing, while no other country comes close to the United States, reports PTI. “We have tested close to 65 million people and no country is even close to that number,” he adds. “India would be second at 11 million [tests] and they have 1.5 billion people. We have the number one testing in the world by far and also the highest quality tests.”
7.45 am: Here are the top updates from Monday:
- India’s coronavirus cases rose to 22,15,074 on Monday with 62,064 new infections. The toll stood at 44,386 after a record 1,007 deaths were reported in 24 hours. However, the Union health ministry said India’s case fatality rate has fallen to 2%. Over 15.3 lakh people in the...
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