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Economic Times | 21 Aug, 2020 | 10.09AM IST
Coronavirus Live News: India adds 68,898 new cases; tally tops 29 lakh mark
Total cases in India have risen to 2,905,823 and 54,849 deaths so far (including 692,028 active cases, 2,158,946 cured/discharged/migrated.)
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Fire broke out at a boat manufacturing factory near Coconut Harbour earlier this morning. Eight fire tenders are carrying out fire extinguishing operation. Mudaliarpet Police is carrying out investigation to ascertain cause of the fire.
Bi-weekly lockdown observed in Birbhum, West Bengal
West Bengal: Bi-weekly lockdown is being observed in Birbhum in view of #COVID19 outbreak. The state will observe… https://t.co/c3sZOpr0z0
— ANI (@ANI) 1597982495000Total covid tests go up to 3,34,67,237
Total number of samples tested up to 20th August is 3,34,67,237 including 8,05,985 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
India's covid tally tops 29 lakh mark
- Active cases : 692,028
- Cured/ Discharged : 2,158,946
- Deaths : 54,849
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India is testing more than 9 lakh per day: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
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Ayodhya: Villages in Pura Bazar block flooded after water level in Sarayu river increased
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World Bank chief warns extreme poverty could surge by 100 mn
- The coronavirus pandemic may have driven as many as 100 million people back into extreme poverty, World Bank President David Malpass warned Thursday.
- The Washington-based development lender previously estimated that 60 million people would fall into extreme poverty, but the new estimate puts the deterioration at 70 to 100 million, and he said "that number could go higher" if the pandemic worsens or drags on, which is possible.
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- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered the notification to the president of the U.N. Security Council, citing significant Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal, a requirement to ``snap back'' U.N. sanctions.
