Coronavirus updates for July 22
Here's a roundup of YourStory's coverage today of how India and the world are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
With more than 38,000 new cases, India's coronavirus tally has crossed 1.2 million, with more than 29,400 deaths reported according to Worldometer. According to the Health Ministry, the number of active cases as of today has been 4.1 lakh. The country also saw the highest number of recoveries so far in the last 24 hours.
Manipur will go under complete lockdown for 14 days, starting from July 23. Bhopal is also set to impose lockdown from July 24 to August 3, meanwhile Kerala has cautioned that the state may go under complete lockdown again. Uttar Pradesh has ordered establishment of static centres for COVID-19 testing in all districts.
The World Health Organisation recognised India's efforts to fight the outbreak, stating that the country has been responding with utmost urgency to COVID-19 from the start. As per a study by South Korean epidemiologists, people were more likely to contract the novel coronavirus from members of their home than from contacts outside home.
Here's a roundup of YourStory's coverage today of how India and the world are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
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