Coronavirus live updates: India's covid tally crosses 2 lakh mark

Hospitalisation a must in Gujarat for Covid testing

Issuing a fresh notification on Tuesday, the Gujarat government has made hospitalisation mandatory for coronavirus testing, a move that drew strong opposition from the medical fraternity. The notification came following the Gujarat high court order, directing the government to allow testing of pre-operative patients and give approval to private laboratories for Covid-19 testing for symptomatic people.

No mandatory quarantine for Bihar migrants

Migrant workers returning to Bihar will not have to undergo the mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine any more, as the movement of people has opened across the country, a state government official said on Tuesday, a move that can lead to further spurt in Covid-19 cases. Read full story

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Rural areas in Rajasthan now have more Covid-19 patients than urban in almost half of the state's districts. In some districts, more than 90% of the positive cases are in the rural areas.

India far away from Covid-19 peak: ICMR

Covid crisis forces at least four IITs to ditch final year exams

The elderly, who constitute 10% of India’s population, accounted for over 50% of the country’s Covid-19 deaths, the government said on Tuesday.

A fortnight after crossing the 1-lakh mark, India on Tuesday became the world’s seventh country to register more than 2 lakh Covid-19 cases, with over 8,000 fresh infections and 219 deaths from the virus reported during the day.