India has reported over 50,000 coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period for the first time, government data shows.This is the biggest one-day spike in cases so far. At least 52,123 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to 15,83,792. Government data shows 775 have died in the last 24 hours; the total fatalities are now 34,968. The total number of people who have recovered is 10,20,582 and recovery rate is 64.43 per cent, while the positivity rate is 11.67 per cent. The total samples tested till this morning is 1,81,90,382, while 4,46,642 samples were tested on Wednesday.
The Centre on Wednesday issued Unlock 3 guidelines, allowing reopening of gyms and revoking night curfew from August. But restrictions remained in place in all other spheres that involve large gatherings - be it educational institutions, public parks or cinema halls. According to guidelines, activities in the containment zones shall be monitored strictly by state and Union Territory authorities and the guidelines relating to containment measure in these zones shall be strictly implemented.
