Coronavirus live updates: With over 40k cases, India's Covid tally crosses 11-lakh mark

Total cases stand at 11,18,043, including 3,90,459 active cases, 7,00,087 cured/discharged/migrated & 27,497 deaths: Health ministry

1,40,47,908 samples tested up to 19th July. Of these 2,56,039 were tested yesterday: ICMR

FDA approves Quest Covid-19 test for 'pooled' sample use, reports AP.

The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches instead of running them one by one, speeding up the process. The FDA said Saturday that it reissued an emergency use authorization to Quest Diagnostics to use its Covid-19 test with pooled samples. It is the first test to be authorized to be used in this way.

Covid-19 cases tick up in northwest China city, reports AP.

Numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases in China's northwestern city of Urumqi continue to rise, with another 17 reported on Monday, bringing the total in China's latest outbreak to at least 47. Another five cases were brought from outside the country, according to the National Health Commission. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total at 4,634 among 83,682 cases, and 249 people remain in treatment.

Read: Refunds, non-delivery top complaints against etailers

Topping the list of consumer grievances were issues to do with refunds of paid amounts and delayed or missing deliveries of ordered items during the months of April and June when many e-commerce users remained confined to their homes. Refunds seemed to be especially a problem for air passengers who cancelled their tickets and call drops were the most common gripe of mobile users, according to data compiled by the National Consumer Helpline (NCH).

Read: PM Modi speaks to seven CMs on floods, Covid-19 situation

PM Modi on Sunday spoke to the chief ministers of seven states to take stock of the flood situation and also the management of the coronavirus in their respective states. The PM assured Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal of all support while dealing with the floods, which have claimed 81 lives so far this year. Modi also enquired about the Covid-19 situation and the ongoing efforts to douse the raging blaze at Oil India’s Baghjan gas.

Read: Sunday’s Covid count hits 40,000 mark, 21% of all cases came in past week

More than 40,000 fresh Covid-19 infections were reported on Sunday, capping India’s deadliest week of the Covid-19 pandemic so far during which 2.38 lakh cases were reported, accounting for 21% of all cases detected in the country so far. As many as 673 deaths were reported on Sunday, taking the week’s toll to 4,285 — 16% of all Covid-19-related fatalities so far. The week also saw the sharpest rise in active cases, with more than 88,000 being added, taking the active caseload to 3.9 lakh.

Brazil registers 23,529 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 2 million

More than 23,529 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, which has pushed the country's tally to 2,098,389 on Sunday (local time), according to the latest data from the Health Ministry.Saturday's hike in Covid-19 cases was 5,000 less than the number of cases registered over the same period the day before.

Mexican president pledges better health care after pandemic

The Health Department reported 5,311 more confirmed cases, for a total of 344,224, and 296 more Covid-19 deaths, for a total of 39,184. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Sunday in a message to the families of coronavirus victims that he would fight chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension that make people more likely to suffer severe cases of Covid-19. He pledged to do so by promoting physical education, training more medical personnel, and fighting junk food.

Mainland China reports 22 new coronavirus cases including 17 in Xinjiang (Reuters)

US' Kentucky announces single-day high of new coronavirus cases

A daily record of nearly 1,000 coronavirus cases were reported Sunday in Kentucky, a spike that the governor said should be a “wake-up call” for the state's citizens to abide by mask and social distancing restrictions. Democratic governor Andy Beshear announced in a news release that there were 979 new cases reported Sunday, including 30 involving children 5 years old or younger.

Australia warns coronairus outbreak will take weeks to tame

A surge in Covid-19 cases in Australia's second-biggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks, Australia's acting chief medical officer said on Monday as the country braces for a second wave of infection. The respiratory disease caused by the novel coronairus flared up in Victoria state in July, mainly in Melbourne, with a daily record of 438 new cases detected on Friday. Victoria's government has ordered about five million people into a partial lockdown for six weeks and told residents around Melbourne to cover their faces if they have to leave their homes.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says coronavirus situation 'very severe', announces new measures

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced new measures in the weekend to contain worsening coronavirus crisis in Hong Kong, with making masks mandatory in public places, ordering more work from home and ramping up quarantine facilities. This comes after the city confirmed more than 100 new cases on Sunday.

Mexico reports 5,311 new cases of coronavirus, 296 more deaths

Sunday’s Covid count hits 40,000 mark, 21% of all cases came in past week

More than 40,000 fresh Covid-19 infections were reported on Sunday, capping India’s deadliest week of the Covid-19 pandemic so far during which 2.38 lakh cases were reported, accounting for 21% of all cases detected in the country so far.

Few checks in place, ambulances fleece desperate Covid patients

There have been complaints of ambulances charging Covid patients as much as a flight to Europe to cover distances as small as 10-15 kilometres. Yet, few state governments, barring Punjab and Maharashtra, have stepped in to regulate charges. Even where caps have been fixed, there have been instances of their being flouted.

Read: Godhra mosque turns one floor into Covid care unit