Coronavirus latest updates: India reports 626 new cases in last three days

NEW DELHI: In a massive surge in fresh cases led by 82 in Maharashtra and 57 in Tamil Nadu, 315 new coronavirus infections were reported in the country on Tuesday — nearly double the previous day’s number — taking the total number of cases detected in India galloping to 1,618.

The number of deaths among Covid-19 cases too rose by nine to 52 so far.

Here is a look at the lastest updates on the outbreak of coronavirus from India and around the world —

Iran coronavirus deaths pass 3,000

Iran’s death toll from the novel coronavirus crossed the 3,000 mark, the health ministry said on Wednesday as it reported 138 new fatalities within 24 hours.

Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said the death toll now stood at 3,036. He said 2,987 new cases brought the total to 47,593. He said 15,473 of those hospitalised had recovered.

2 resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital test positive for COVID-19: Sources

Two resident doctors of the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus infection, official sources said on Wednesday.

One of them, who is part of the team treating COVID-19 patients at the hospital, is believed to have contracted the disease during the course of duty, they said.

According to sources, the female resident doctor, a third-year post-graduate student of the biochemistry department, had recently travelled abroad.

Coronavirus can travel up to 8 metres from exhalation, linger in air for hours, MIT scientist says

The current physical distancing guidelines provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may not be adequate to curb the coronavirus s