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India recorded an increase of more than 3,900 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the country above 80,000. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh continue to account for most of the numbers.
Gujarat’s Ahmedabad continues to record a mortality rate of almost 6.7%, well above the national average of less than 4%. Ahmedabad’s figures on virus cases and deaths are even more accurate than Mumbai in proportion to the population of both cities.
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Here are the latest updates:
11.40 am | U.S.
United States allows doctors with H-1B work visas to practice telemedicine
The United States has relaxed regulations to allow doctors with H-1B work visas to practice telemedicine and help local hospitals meet the growing demand for health professionals due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the most affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
11.30 am | India
Post-closure flights: Cabin crew attire to have mask, gown, and mask
Members of the cabin crew of Indian airlines will have personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gowns and masks as part of their clothing on commercial passenger flights when they resume operations, industry sources said.
10 am | Odisha
48 new cases in Odisha
Odisha registered 48 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the state total to 672, according to the State Department of Health.
More details are expected.
9.40 am | South Korea
Korean coronavirus testing maker Osang is ready to ship 100 mln kits to the US. USA
Osang Healthcare Co, the first South Korean manufacturer of coronavirus test kits to obtain preliminary approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. The US is ready to ship kits that can test 100 million people in the United States, an executive said Friday.
Fast-track approval, followed by a massive testing campaign and intensive follow-up on contacts, is credited with helping South Korea curb the disease and avoid strict blockades, while the United States has come under fire for a slow response.
9.20 am | India
More than 3,900 new cases in India in the last 24 hours: Ministry of Health
India has recorded 3,967 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 100 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to an update from the Union Ministry of Health on Friday.
With this, the total number of cases in the country is now 81,970, according to data from the Ministry of the Union. Of this, 51,401 are active cases. Up to 2,649 people have succumbed to the infection, while 27,919 people have been cured.
9 am | Kerala
The first special train from Delhi to Kerala arrives at Thiruvananthapuram
The New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Central COVID-19 BC special train carrying more than 600 passengers arrived in the capital of Kerala on Friday morning, the first after passenger train services were stopped due to the national closure on March 25th.
Of the 1,087 passengers bound for Kerala, 216 had landed at Kozhikode Train Station on Thursday night and 269 at Ernakulam Junction at 1:20 a.m. on Friday. The remaining 602 passengers bound for the Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts alighted when special train 02432 arrived at Thiruvananthapuram Central in the morning.
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