| 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 reported from India stands at 7,43,449 with the death toll at 20,653. The government is readying a document that will chalk out guidelines for companies and institutions working on potential COVID-19 vaccines.
2. Maharashtra hotels allowed to reopen from today at 33% guest capacity Further easing the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the Maharashtra government on Monday allowed hotels and other entities providing accommodation services outside containment zones to resume operations at 33 percent of their capacity from July 8. 3. New era for cricket as England-West Indies series begins International sport finally returns to Britain on Wednesday when England plays the West Indies in the world's first international cricket Test match since March. A smoothly-run Test series, played in a strictly isolated environment featuring repeated COVID-19 testing and social distancing, can lay the blueprint for future matches and tours in cricket but also events in other sports targeting a resumption. 4. CBSE cuts syllabus by 30% for classes 9 to 12 The Central Board of Secondary Education syllabus for classes 9 to 12 has been reduced by 30% this year due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, core concepts will be retained, according to Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank  5. Total lockdown for a week from Wednesday in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district Assam's West Karbi Anglong district administration has announced total lockdown for a week from Wednesday, becoming the third district in the state to impose restrictions to prevent spread of coronavirus. 6. Mexican President to talk trade with Trump as virus rages Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador heads to Washington on Wednesday to talk trade with Donald Trump, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and the US leader's bid for re-election. It will be Lopez Obrador's first foreign visit after 18 months in the job and will see him meet a president known for his anti-Mexico rhetoric.  7. 500-bed COVID facility at CWG village to begin taking patients from Wednesday: Sisodia A 500-bed COVID-19 care centre set up at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) village here will start operating from Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. Delhi's Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal are likely to inaugurate the facility. The opening of the COVID-19 care centre will augment the city's bed capacity as the coronavirus cases crossed the one-lakh mark. 8. COVID-19: Total shutdown in parts of Malda for a week from Wednesday Total shutdown would be imposed in English Bazar and Old Malda towns for a week, starting Wednesday in the wake of the rising cases of COVID- 19, officials said. All shops will remain shut during this period, except those selling essential items, they said. 9. Mumbai: no need for prescription for COVID-19 test now People can test themselves for coronavirus infection at designated private laboratories in Mumbai without a doctor's prescription, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Tuesday. The civic body also informed that those kept in institutional quarantine will be discharged only when they test negative for the virus.  10. Olympic core group shooters to resume training from Wednesday Indian shooters bound for Tokyo Olympics will resume their training from Wednesday following Sports Authority of India's (SAI) decision to open the Karni Singh Shooting Range, which was closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. | 
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