Geneva [Switzerland], July 11 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) praised the efforts taken to contain the coronavirus in Mumbai's Dharavi while saying that only aggressive action combined with national unity and global solidarity can turn this pandemic around.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 11 (ANI): Amid pressure from sections of ruling party, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday ruled out his resignation and sought to play down the rift, saying pending political issues will be decided through dialogue which require "patience and restraint".
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Delhi has reported 2089 COVID-19 positive cases and 42 deaths on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases in the national capital to 1,09,140 including 84,694 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,300 deaths, said Government of Delhi.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh has detected two new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,143, said State Health Department.
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): With the highest single-day spike of 26,506 COVID-19 cases and 475 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India reached 7,93,802 on Friday with a recovery rate standing at about 63 per cent.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Pakistan has overtaken Italy in terms of coronavirus cases as it recorded as many as 243,599 COVID-19 positive cases till now, becoming the 11th worst-affected country by the pandemic, data from the Johns Hopkins University revealed on Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday criticised the University Grants Commission for planning to conduct final term examinations in colleges and educational institutions in September calling it "unfair" during the time of the pandemic.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): As many as 1,608 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh, taking the coronavirus tally to 25,422, said the state health department on Friday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 10 (ANI): Jharkhand has reported 170 more COVID-19 cases taking the state's tally of coronavirus cases to 3,362, informed the state Health Department on Friday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 10 (ANI): A total of 76 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Jharkhand taking the total number of cases to 3,268, according to State Health Department.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 10 (ANI): A total of 568 new COVID-19 patients were recorded in Assam on Thursday with 355 patients from Guwahati city, according to State Health Minnister Himanta Biswa Sarma.