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In a major scare for healthcare workers in the capital, more than 35 doctors and nurses working at AIIMS’s gastroenterology division were asked to self-quarantine on Thursday, after it turned out that a male nurse working with them had Covid-19. Some of the patients this nurse attended to have also been tested and their results are awaited, doctors said.

As India is grappling with asymptomatic cases, doctors are adding one more warning sign of Covid-19 – rashes on feet.

The Covid-19 outbreak in Maharashtra, by far the worst-affected state in the country, turned grimmer on Thursday when it reported an explosion of new cases. As many 778 persons tested positive in the state during the past 24 hours, taking the national count of new cases on Thursday to 1,755, the highest single-day surge so far.

The death toll due to the Covid-19 rose to 775, while the number of cases rose to 24,000 cases in India on Friday, according to the Union health ministry. Meanwhile, over 25 lakh people have now been affected by Covid-19 across the globe as per the latest figures. Stay here for all live updates

The number of coronavirus cases in India have crossed the 23,000 mark. 718 patients have died so far due to the coronavirus in India. Meanwhile, over 25 lakh people have now been affected with Covid-19 across the globe as per the latest figures. Stay here for all live updates

The number of coronavirus cases in India has jumped from 21,358 on Wednesday to 23,113, an 8.2% rise as per latest reports from states. The staggering spike in Maharashtra was not just the highest reported by a state in a day, beating its own previous record of 552, Mumbai too recorded its biggest rise in cases at 522. Stay here for all live updates

The coronavirus-related global slowdown and travel restrictions will also affect migratory movements, and this is likely to keep remittances subdued even in 2021. The projected remittance growth of 5.8% in 2021 will keep total regional flows at about $115 billion, the report said.

TV actress Shubhangi Atre, popularly known as Angoori Bhabhi from Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain is mostly away for shoots and hardly gets any time to spend with family. However, the actress is utilising the COVID-19 lockdown break to the fullest and is spending time with her family, especially with her teenage daughter.

A seven-year-old girl was raped and her eyes stabbed in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh on Wednesday, prompting statewide outrage and condemnation. Police nabbed a suspect on Thursday. This is the third rape in the state during the lockdown, a grim reminder that MP ranks on top in sexual crimes.

Bigg Boss 13's Rashami Desai, who had an ugly break-up with Arhaan Khan recently took to social media to vent her emotions during a live chat. The actress slammed her ex-boyfriend for unnecessarily dragging her name and spreading false information about her.

Though the number of Covid-19 patients in India is rising, the graph is linear and not exponential and could indicate a flattening of the curve as the country's positive rate remains largely unchanged at 4.5% of those tested even as number of tests conducted daily since March 23 has risen consistently crossing 5,00,000 overall on Wednesday. As of now, on an average more than 35,000 tests are conducted daily.

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) has developed a low-cost Covid-19 detection kit costing barely a few hundred rupees using indigenously developed technology. The kit was approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex bio-medical research body which is at the centre of the fight to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, on Thursday.