Lockdown, Day 73: Losing count India's Covid counters are clicking away, faster than ever with infections and deaths doubling in just over a fortnight. If the pattern continues, India could cross three lakh cases, just as Tirupati and other religious places reopen to devotees. President Trump's favourite drug - hydroxycholroquine - just might not be that effective, with a recently retracted study finding that HCQ wasn't much of a prophylaxis for COVID-19. Here are the other updates from today...
COUNT SO FAR  | 46 new cases in Uttarakhand; tally now 1,199 | | Bihar reports 99 more cases; tally up to 4,551 | | One more case takes Arunachal total to 42 | | Toll in J-K rises to 36 | | Andhra Pradesh now has 3,427 cases | | 8 inmates test positive in Sabarmati Jail | | Rajasthan reports 68 new cases; tally now 9930 | | Total number of cases in Jharkhand stands at 843 | | World | | India | | | Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll | | 66,32,985 | 3,91,136 | 2,26,770 | 6,348 | LIFE AND HEALTH | Tirupati to reopen for devotees on June 8 | | UPSC prelims on October 4; main on January 8, 2021 | | DU cancels exams for UG students | | Sun Pharma starts phase-2 trials for potential drug | BUSINESS AND ECONOMY | Sensex ends 307 points up; Nifty tops 10,150 | | JSW Steel to raise up to Rs 1,000 cr via NCDs | | Rupee settles on a flat note at 75.58 vs dollar | | SBI Q4 profit jumps 4-fold to Rs 3,581 crore | | Domestic apparel makers report 84% drop in May sales | | Hyundai MD sees a faster recovery for India than others | | America's DFC to invest $350 million in India | | RBI sets up a Rs 500 cr digital payments infra fund | AROUND THE WORLD | Mexico reports record 4,442 new cases | | China reports eight new cases | | Germany's confirmed cases rise to 183,271 | | Pakistan reports record 4,896 cases; toll reaches 1,838 | | Singapore retail sales post record 40.5% fall in April | | Czechs drop travel curbs for Austria, Germany, Hungary | | Brazil toll surges to third-highest in world | | Wuhan discharges last three patients | DEBATE THIS Can India do without China in a post-Covid world? Tell us here | |
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