Coronavirus live updates: India crosses 3 lakh mark, reports highest single-day spike of 11,458 cases

China races to find virus vaccine, put scandals in the past, reports AFP.

The Military Academy of Medical Sciences is among those working on a vaccine, in partnership with a pharmaceutical firm. China has authorised fast-track procedures, allowing preclinical phases -- such as animal tests and other studies - to be conducted at the same time instead of one after the other. But Ding Sheng, dean of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Beijing's Tsinghua University, sounded a note of caution around using "non-conventional methods".

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, approaches Delhi High Court seeking quashing of FIR filed against the hospital by Delhi Police on Delhi govt's complaint allegedly violating Covid-19 regulation, reports ANI.

Delhi HC to hear the matter on 15th June.

Pandemic showed equal opportunity remains distant dream: Bombay HC (PTI)

"The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that despite our constitutional guarantees, a society that provides equal opportunities to all remains a distant dream," the HC said. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice A A Sayed also said that going by the current situation of the economy and health care, "one can hardly think of a fair society in the near future". It said that the COVID-19 crisis and the lockdown have hit the Indian economy and shown how "pitiable" the condition of migrant workers in the country was.

In the highest single day spike, 225 more test positive in Odisha. State total stands at 3,723: Health department

Parts of Beijing locked down due to fresh virus cluster, reports AFP.

Read: US CDC warns that restrictions may be needed again if Covid-19 cases spike

US health officials on Friday urged Americans to continue adhering to social distancing and other Covid-19 safety measures, and warned that states may need to reimpose strict restrictions if Covid-19 cases spike.In recent weeks, experts have raised concerns that the reopening of the US economy could lead to a fresh wave of infections. About half a dozen states, including Texas and Arizona, are grappling with a rising number of coronavirus patients filling hospital beds.Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the public should continue to maintain 6 feet of social distance, wash hands regularly and wear facial coverings to reduce the risk of infection.

Out of the 2,220 samples tested yesterday, results of 71 are positive: King George's Medical University, Lucknow

Brazil's biggest cemetery to exhume graves to free up space

Sao Paulo's municipal funeral service said in a statement Friday that the remains of people who died at least three years ago will be exhumed and put in numbered bags, then stored temporarily in 12 storage containers it has purchased. The containers will be delivered to several cemeteries within 15 days, the statement said.

11,458 fresh cases push total to 3,08,993; death toll rises by 386

India's COVID-19 tally breached the three-lakh mark on Saturday with a record single-day spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll rose to 8,884 with 386 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said. With a COVID-19 caseload of 3,08,993, India is now the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic, according to the Worldometer, a coronavirus statistics website.

South Korea capital adds more coronavirus cases

South Korea has reported 49 new coronavirus cases. Most most of them are in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where health authorities have been struggling to slow transmissions linked to entertainment and leisure activities, church gatherings and low-income workers who can't afford to stay home.The figures released Saturday brought national totals to 12,051 cases and 277 deaths.

Read: Beijing district in 'wartime emergency mode' after coronavirus case spike

A Chinese official said on Saturday Beijing's Fengtai district was in "wartime emergency mode" following a spike in novel coronavirus cases centered around a major wholesale market there.

On Saturdays, shops in the state which used to close at 7 pm will close at 5 pm. Essential shops can continue to remain open till 7 pm on those days: Ludhiana Police Commissioner (ANI)

"Restaurants & liquor shops will continue to remain open till 8 pm & movement will continue till 9 pm," he said.

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 348 to 186,022, reports Reuters.

Read: Hindu Rao Hospital may become Covid-19 only

Hindu Rao Hospital, the biggest healthcare facility run by north corporation, may soon be turned into a Covid-19 designated unit. Plans are afoot to transfer patients out and make necessary infrastructure arrangements to cater to those infected by the novel coronavirus. “They discussed the infrastructure availability and problems associated with Hindu Rao, Kasturba and Rajan Babu TB hospitals. With a steep increase in Covid-19 positive cases, the hospitals are being made ready for any contingency,” the official added.