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Coronavirus latest news: The total number of corona cases in the US has reached 2,182,950. Brazil has 891,556 cases, Russia 537,210 and India 343,026. Catch coronavirus live updates here
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Last Updated at June 17, 2020 00:00 IST
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A child being screened as migrants from Chhattisgarh gather for registration and medical certificates to return to their native places, during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, in Jammu
Coronavirus update: The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 344,788 and nearly 10,000 have died from the highly contagious disease.
In view of an increase in coronavirus infections in Chennai and neighbouring districts, the Tamil Nadu government has announced a complete lockdown of four districts from June 19 to 30.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India is among countries with least number deaths due to Covid-19. He also noted that the country can minimise its losses if all the rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus are followed.
PM made the remarks on the first day of his sixth meeting with chief ministers and union territories through video conferencing on ways to deal with crisis created by coronavirus. He hailed the role of the Chief Ministers and the Centre-state cooperation during these trying times.
"The recovery rate has gone above 50 per cent in India. For us the death of even one Indian is unsettling but it is also true that India is one of the countries where there have been least deaths due to Covid-19," PM Modi said.
"The recovery rate has gone above 50 per cent in India. For us the death of even one Indian is unsettling but it is also true that India is one of the countries where there have been least deaths due to Covid-19," PM Modi said.
Coronavirus world update: Countries around the world are seeing over 100,000 fresh coronavirus cases daily, according to John Hopkins University.
The global tally of coronavirus cases has breached the 8-million mark to reach 8,151,332, and 439,932 people have died from the disease. The United States, with 2,182,950 cases, remains the worst-hit country. It is followed by Brazil (891,556 cases), Russia (537,210 cases), India (343,026), the United Kingdom (296,857), and Spain (291,189).
The global tally of coronavirus cases has breached the 8-million mark to reach 8,151,332, and 439,932 people have died from the disease. The United States, with 2,182,950 cases, remains the worst-hit country. It is followed by Brazil (891,556 cases), Russia (537,210 cases), India (343,026), the United Kingdom (296,857), and Spain (291,189).
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