Latest News Live Updates: The recovery rate is 97.32 per cent.
India's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 1,08,80,603 with 9,309 new cases in a day, while 1,05,89,230 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 97.32 per cent on Friday, according to Union Health Ministry data.
There are 1,35,926 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which accounts for 1.25 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The death count climbed to 1,55,447 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 87 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data showed.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.43 per cent.
Meanwhile, Union minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Thursday wrote to Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singh Deo, who has gone public with his concerns about Bharat Biotech's Covaxin. The primary concerns of the state are the inhibitions regarding the "incomplete third phase trials" of the vaccine and the "absence of expiration date on the vials", Mr Deo had tweeted, enclosing his letter to the Centre on the issue. He had also requested the Centre to "halt the supply of COVAXIN to Chhattisgarh until these issues are addressed".
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Members of Left parties and Congress block a road in the North 24 Parganas district's Barasat area.
The Left Front has called for a 12-hour bandh in the state today to protest after its workers were allegedly beaten up during a march to Nabanna in Kolkata yesterday
Members of Left parties block a road near Sukanta Setu during 12-hour bandh called by the Left Front in the West Bengal.
Our teams are continuously searching for bodies. A team has also been deployed to search for bodies along the river. All agencies involved in rescue operation are working round the clock: PK Tiwary NDRF Commandant, at Tapovan tunnel in Chamoli district
Rajya Sabha proceedings chaired by M Venkaiah Naidu begin for the day
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply on Budget discussion in the House today.
Uttarakhand Glacier Disaster: Rescue operation continues at Tapovan in Chamoli District on the sixth day
36 bodies have been recovered, 204 people missing, according to the State Government.
Update| Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply on Budget discussion in Rajya Sabha today.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: West Bengal to resume schools for classes 9 to 12 from today, following COVID19 guidelines
JustIn| 9,309 fresh COVID-19 cases in India, nearly 28% lower than yesterday; 1.08 crore total cases, 1,55,447 deaths
Joe Biden talked with Xi Jinping about concerns over China's coercive, unfair economic practices: White House official
US President Joe Biden in his maiden phone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping talked about the fundamental concerns he has with Beijing's coercive and unfair economic practices, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday, a day after the two-hour-long conversation between the two leaders.
Biden wants to lead with a clear and compelling affirmative US policy agenda and take steps to strengthen the US economy, she said.
"He wants to work with our partners and allies, as you've seen from the readouts we've done from the President's engagement. He wants to take steps across government...," Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.
"He also is committed to being clear and candid in his engagements, as he was last night in...his lengthy conversation with President Xi, where he talked about the fundamental concerns he has, we have, about Beijing's coercive and unfair economic practices. That obviously covers a range of concern, a range of issues: the crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuse across the country, increasingly assertive actions in the region, including toward Taiwan," Psaki said.
WHO Praises PM Modi Over Coronavirus Response
Lauding the efforts by India in the fight against COVID-19, country representative of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Roderico Ofrin on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making it a Jan Andolan.
"The access, affordability and the speed which you get the result of the test, communicating and engaging with the community to be able to do COVID-19 appropriate behaviours-- it was all on the call of Prime Minister, the Jan Andolan," Dr Ofrin told ANI.
The WHO country's representative also said that the Government of India should be proud of the resilience shown during the pandemic.
