In the US, Los Angeles, which has shut down its Covid-19 testing centres in response to escalating protests, remains the primary hotspot for coronavirus cases in California, and the county announced 2,112 new cases and 48 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Jerusalem Mosque Opens for Prayers | Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque reopened to worshippers after a two-and-a-half-month coronavirus closure, but Muslim authorities imposed some precautions as health officials warn of an uptick in local infections.
Pope Presides Over Virus Prayer in Hint Normalcy Returning | Pope Francis prayed for an end to the coronavirus pandemic and the development of a vaccine as he presided over an outdoor gathering that signalled a resemblance of normalcy returning to the Vatican after a coronavirus lockdown lasting more than two months.
Delhi Has 122 Containment Zones, Cases Rise By Over 1,000 for Third Consecutive Day | The number of containment zones in Delhi went up to 122 on with 1163 fresh COVID-19 cases keeping upwards of 1,000 over the past three days. This is the highest daily rise so far, taking the tally in Delhi to 18,549.
Police Check IDs of Commuters at Delhi-Gurugram Border | Vehicles queue-up as the police officials are checking passes and IDs of people at the Delhi-Gurugram border. The state government has sealed borders with the national capital due to increasing number of cases.
Trump Postpones G7 Summit, Says Will Invite India | United States President Donald Trump is postponing the G7 summit due to the pandemic to September. And said that he wanted to invite India, Australia, Russia, and South Korea to the summit.
COVID-19 Bodies to Be Sent to Mortuaries Within 2 Hrs | Bodies of persons who died of COVID-19 or suspected to have died of it at hospitals are to be sent to mortuaries within two hours. Delhi government’s health department announced additional guidelines for disposal of bodies of patients who had COVID-19 or were suspected to be suffering from it.
US Records 960 New Coronavirus Deaths | The United States recorded 960 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, bringing its toll to 1,03,758 as per Johns Hopkins University.
Puri Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath Likely to Be Held Without Devotees | Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) of Puri in Odisha has decided to propose the state govt to conduct the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in the holy city this year without the presence of devotees.
Assam Crosses 1,200-mark With 159 New Cases | Assam’s COVID-19 cases crossed the 1,200-mark with 159 people, including 20 air travellers, across districts testing positive for the disease, said state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Jharkhand Records Fresh Cases | Jharkhand recorded highest single-day spike with 72 cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases to 594, said the Health secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni.
Source: News18