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India recorded 773 new coronavirus cases and 32 deaths in a span of just 24 hours

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it will take another 12 to 18 months for a vaccine for the coronavirus 

BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar has donated Rs 2 crore to aid better treatment of coronavirus pandemic. Saibaba Sansthan Trust, among others, has also donated copiously for the cause. UP police have arrested AIMIM district president Mansoor Alam as he lied that the government was giving false numbers on corona deaths

The dreaded coronavirus pandemic, which has spread over 190 countries and territories, has infected more than 330,000 people and more than 14,000 confirmed deaths have been reported globally. In India as on March 24, 2020, nearly 500 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed and 9 deaths have been reported so far. These are pressing times for the world and for our country. The next 3 weeks are very critical in our efforts to fight the spread of this pandemic. Every Indian must play his/her role in this fight against coronavirus. This is extremely critical for each of our well-being, our city, our village, our state and our country. Hence, each of us must take on this responsibility to make people aware of their duty to themselves, their communities, state and country to stay home and socially distance.

 Though India participated enthusiastically and energetically in the Janata curfew on March 22, there are many under the impression that it is enough to contain the spread of the virus. But it is not so. We need to guard ourselves with more gusto as the virus can still spread rapidly.

Even as authorities scramble to control the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected over 2 lakh people globally and led to thousands of deaths, eerie predictions across the internet continue to leave netizens stumped. One such prediction, that is going viral on social media, is a tweet posted by an account named Marco with the username @Marcos_Acortes. Watch this video to know more.

The BJP has approached the Supreme Court over the Madhya Pradesh political impasse. It has petitioned the court to ask the Speaker to order a floor test immediately. The number of coronavirus-related deaths worldwide has shot up to 6500 and in India, the cases have shot up to 117.

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday brushed aside the threat of coronavirus and said India would participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in full flow. "Virus China mein hai, Tokyo mein Nahi (the virus is in China not Tokyo)," Rijiju said in response to questions about the Games on the sidelines of a workshop to sensitize Indian athletes about Japanese etiquette and culture. Rijiju said the current situation demands that nations come together to fight the crisis. "We have to fight every situation together. I expect Tokyo Olympics to start July 24 on time and go ahead smoothly," he said.

The Bodo Groups had  been demanding a separate state of Bodoland for over 50 years now resulting in violence and deaths. How will this agreement between Narendra Modi government and the Bodo Groups script a peaceful solution? Watch MyNation’s SimplifiedBy to find out.

Dr Amrit Lal Bairwa, who heads the paediatric department at JK Lone Hospital, said three children died on December 30 and five more on December 31. The doctor added that all of them had "low-birth-weight and hypothermia".

10 newborns have died in the last 48 hours in Kota Hospital, Rajasthan. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has courted controversy with his insensitive remark. He said, "Such deaths happen everywhere." BJP said Congress' negligence stands exposed. Today, former Union finance minister P Chidambaram issued a caustic remark as a mark of his protest against the Army Chief. He said, "It is a shame that DGP and Army General are being asked to support the government. Let me appeal to General Rawat, you head the Army and mind your business. It's not the business of Army to tell politicians what we should do, just as it's not our business to tell you how to fight a war.” Do not miss the headlines of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

10 newborns have died in the last 48 hours in Kota Hospital, Rajasthan. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has courted controversy with his insensitive remark. He said, "Such deaths happen everywhere." BJP says Congress' negligence stands exposed.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief over 9 deaths including 3 children and said every medical help was being provided to the injured

While reactions have poured in after the encounter that saw the deaths of the four accused in the Hyderabad veterinarian rape-murder case, the elephant in the room just seems to be getting bigger, and one cannot help talk about the number of rape cases that are still pending