The COVID-19 death toll on Wednesday passed 45,000 worldwide, with infected cases crossing the 9 lakh mark with the US on the top of the tally with nearly 2 lakh cases.
More than 175,000 people have recovered from the disease, according to the tally from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).
The US, which has seen over 4,000 deaths, was followed by Italy and Spain, respectively, both with over 1 lakh cases each.
Nearly 12,500 people have died of the coronavirus in Italy so far. In Spain, the virus has claimed 9,053 lives.
In the US, New York, the epicentre of the nation's outbreak, has reported both the most cases and the most deaths, which have respectively topped 75,000 and 1,550.
President Donald Trump has warned of "hard days that lie ahead", saying the US death toll could mount to between 100,000 and 2,40,000.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press conference that the state will hit the peak of its COVID-19 spread in seven to 21 days.
"This does me no good," Cuomo said. "The range is too broad."
In addition, the Governor said that states are bidding against each other to obtain ventilators and devices that can deliver breaths of oxygenated air to patients who are unable to breathe sufficiently on their own, saying that "it's like being on Ebay."
Anthony Fauci, a key member the White House's COVID-19 task force, said on Tuesday that they are examining whether to recommend more widespread usage of face masks to mitigate the spread of the virus, Xinhua reported.
"You don't want to take masks away from the healthcare providers who are in a real and present danger of getting infected," Fauci told CNN's Jim Sciutto on "Newsroom."
Braving the scorching heat, Tripura East records over 80 pc turnout
Despite the scorching heat, over 80 per cent of the 14 lakh voters cast their votes in the Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency where polling was held under a heavy security cover on Friday.
NCPCR initiates action against Mehbooba Mufti for 'using school children for election campaign'
In a significant development, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday took cognisance of a report on 'X' accusing PDP President and Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat candidate Mehbooba Mufti of using school children for campaigning in the election.
PM Modi takes opposition to cleaners on EVMs, once again
Calling it a "historic day", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
LS Poll: Over 1000 villagers did not cast vote; shows protest against bad road condition, improper drinking water facility
Over 1000 villagers of Maldapara of Gandacherra subdivision in Dhalai Tripura district on Friday boycotted the second phase of polling to East Tripura constituency and refrained from casting their vote as part of their agitation against bad condition of road in their village.
PM Modi roasts Cong, says former PM's video on 'priority for Muslims' demolishes its canards
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stepped up his offensive on the Congress and said that his plainspeak on the party’s double standards has ruffled many feathers in the INDIA bloc, so much so, that they have launched a tirade at him for speaking the truth.
CBI recovers huge cache of arms, explosives from house of Shahjahan’s relative at Sandeshkhali
The CBI on Friday afternoon conducted a raid at the residence of a relative of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas District and seized a huge cache of firearms and explosives.
Tripura records 54.47% turnout recorded till 1 PM in 2nd phase polling to East
The second phase of polling for the East Tripura Parliamentary constituency is underway amid tight security coverage, while 54.47% voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Friday. Voting commenced at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm. Tripura recorded the highest turnout at 36.42 per cent till 11 am.
DMs, SPs of violence-hit MP districts transferred
The farmers agitation entered its eighth day on Thursday. The peasants have been on strike since June 1, demanding loan waiver and fair price for their produce.