Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched new programme to upskill more than 1 lakh frontline workers amid the Covid-19 crisis. “This virus is still among us and there is a possibility of it mutating,” he added.
The Delhi High Court on Friday took note of the violation of Covid-19 protocols in Delhi’s markets after the easing of restrictions and noted that such breaches will only speed up the third wave of the pandemic.
India reported 62,480 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking its overall count of infections since the pandemic broke out in January 2020 to 2,97,62,793. The number of deaths rose by 1,587 to 3,83,490. The daily toll is the lowest in two months. Active cases fall below 8 lakh.
Around 3.5 lakh doctors of the Indian Medical Association will take part in a demonstration to demand a central law to end violence against health workers.
Globally, the coronavirus disease has infected over 17.73 crore people and killed more than 38.40 lakh since the pandemic…