In a slight relief, Tamilnadu, whose daily Covid-19 figures were crossing the 1,900 and 1,800 mark in the past some days, today reported 1,515 new cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of persons affected by coronavirus in the State has touched 48,019.
New coronavirus cases in China
Beijing reported 27 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and three new asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said on Tuesday.
Two cops injured in Moscow shootout
Two police officers and one civilian were injured in an exchange of gunfire in the southwest of Moscow on Monday, police said.
Putin pens article about WWII
Russian President Vladimir Putin has written an article about World War II, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
Global COVID-19 cases top 8 million
The number of global confirmed COVID-19 cases has topped 8 million, reaching 8,003,021, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Trump announces cutting US troops in Germany
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the number of US troops deployed in Germany would be reduced to 25,000 due to Germany’s insufficient defence spending.
3 Indian armymen killed in face-off with China
An officer and two soldiers of Indian Army were killed in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley last night during violent face off with Chinese military, according to officials.
Corona fear: People leave Chennai in large numbers
With the State government announcing lockdown for Chennai and neighbouring districts from 19 to 30 June, many people have started leaving the city.
US gives first batch of 100 ventilators to India
United States Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster today handed over the first tranche of 100 ventilators to India to assist in the country’s fight against Covid-19.
