| Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today: 1. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of coronavirus cases in India stands at 395803 with the death toll at 12970. The tally of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai rose to 64,068, with 1,269 new patients detected on Friday. 2. China reaction to Modi claim on Ladakh face-off China's claims to the entire Galwan valley in Ladakh, attributed on Friday by a Chinese strategic expert to "historical rights" going back to the Qing Dynasty, are being seen as an expansion of previously known Beijing's territorial claims in the area. 3. Modi to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan at 11 a.m. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan today to offer immediate employment opportunities to migrant workers who have returned to their villages because of the COVID-19 lockdown, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. 4. Mandatory 5-day institutional-quarantine for each COVID-19 case under home-quarantine: Delhi LG - follow up The Delhi government, however, is not happy with what it called is an arbitrary decision, and demanded it be reconsidered by the Centre.  5. Rajasthan, Telangana Jan Samvad Rallies BJP national president J.P. Nadda will address the rallies via video conference. 6. U.S. marks end of slavery on Juneteenth The United States marked the end of slavery by celebrating Juneteenth on Friday, with the annual unofficial holiday taking on renewed significance as millions of Americans confront the nation's living legacy of racial injustice. 7. Amazon signals entry into alcohol delivery in India Amazon.com Inc has secured clearance to deliver alcohol in India's eastern state of West Bengal, according to a document seen by Reuters, signalling the U.S. e-commerce giant's first foray into the country's multi-billion-dollar sector. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. | 
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