Ramping up their efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, authorities on Friday announced exclusive isolation wards and initiated rapid tests in areas identified as hotspots of the deadly virus infection while a record of more than 8,000 samples were tested in 24 hours.
While more than 380 new confirmed cases were announced by various states during the day, taking the nationwide tally to close to 2,900 with at least 82 deaths, the Union Home Ministry officials said the rise in the numbers in last few days have mostly been due to one event — referring to the Tablighi Jamaat’s religious gathering in the national capital attended by thousands of people last month. Read More…
