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June 2020 - 3:59 pm IST

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Eastern Ladakh standoff: Indian and Chinese armies hold Lt-General-level talks

Indian and Chinese armies on Saturday held Lieutenant General-level talks in their first major attempt to resolve the month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh, official sources said.

Antibody tests to be conducted in Kerala from June 8

With the coronavirus cases witnessing a sharp rise, the Kerala government has decided to conduct anti body tests from Monday to check if there was any community spread in the state.

COVID-19 could be opportunity for India to speed up Ayushman Bharat: WHO chief

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has presented challenges for several nations, could be an “opportunity” for India to speed up the health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, especially with a focus on primary healthcare, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.

India now sixth worst-hit nation by COVID-19, surpasses Italy with an infection tally of 2,36,657

India went past Italy to become the sixth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic with the country registering a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushed the nationwide tally to 2,36,657.

Medical experts feel too early to allow malls, religious places to open

As India moves towards unlocking various sectors, COVID-19 cases have been rising exponentially with a jump of nearly 61,000 cases in the past one week, and medical experts feel that if the situation spirals out of control, the lockdown may have to be reimposed.