Coronavirus Daily Updates

CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

India reports 386 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, biggest single-day jump   With as many as 386 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry on Wednesday said the spike was "not a national trend" and was primarily due to travel by those who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation.

Europe toll tops 30,000 as UN warns of world's worst crisis since WWII   The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 lives in Europe alone, a global tally showed on Wednesday, in what the head of the United Nations has described as humanity's worst crisis since World War II.

How bats carry viruses but don't fall ill themselves   Diseases caused by coronaviruses, such as COVID-19, are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people.

Kerala has best coronavirus test rate in country, but is that enough?   Despite having a clear edge over other states in terms of testing rate, doctors and experts in Kerala, wary over the extent of possible community spread in the state, are asking the government to avoid being complacent at this juncture.

Rate of COVID-19 spread in India, world   Although COVID-19 cases have grown faster over the last one week, the transmission rate in India is lower than elsewhere, experts note. A comparison of growth in cases, deaths between India and other countries.