Coronavirus LIVE: India records 287,155 cases; over 300 doctors on strike

Coronavirus update: India's total number of coronavirus cases has jumped to 287,155, and death toll to 8,107, in the country's biggest-ever spike in the number of cases and deaths in a single day, according to Worldometer. India is now only a shade behind the UK among the most affected countries globally.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discus the Covid-19 situation in the national capital. The chief minister said Shah had assured him of full cooperation in his government's fight against the coronavirus. Delhi recorded 1,501 fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking its tally to over 32,000, while the death toll in the national capital due to the disease climbed to 984.

Coronavirus world update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 7,452,809 and 418,919 people have died from the disease so far.

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