Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Friday.
11:58 a.m.
The eagerly-awaited Indian Premier League will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the final slated on November 8, IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel told PTI.
11:31 a.m.
Puducherry reports 97 new COVID-19 cases with overall tally climbing to 2,513.
11:27 a.m.
India adds record 49,310 cases in single day, taking the country''s tally to 12,87,945.
11:17 a.m.
Scientists redesign key coronavirus protein in lab, an innovation that may lead to much faster and more stable production of vaccines against COVID-19.
11:15 a.m.
As many as 116 people have tested positive for coronavirus, while four patients died of the infection in Chhattisgarh, a health official says.
11:01 a.m.
The Centre asks all states to avoid large congregation of people, and ensure social distancing and wearing of masks while celebrating the Independence Day amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
10:47 a.m.
The GFP communicates to the assembly speaker that passing of the Budget without a discussion in the House would amount to fraud on the people of Goa.
10:45 a.m.
Forty-two more people test positive for the novel coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh as state''s tally now reaches 991.
10:33 a.m.
New COVID-19 cases reported at housing complexes in Thane.
9:28 a.m.
A 23-year-old coronavirus patient in Tripura has given birth to a baby at a COVID hospital, and the health condition of both is stable, authorities say.
7:54 a.m.
Members of the BRICS bloc -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- need to work in solidarity to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel says.
6:20 a.m.
Wearing face masks is now compulsory in UK shops and supermarkets, as part of the next stage of the government''s official guidance to curb the spread of coronavirus.
4:19 a.m.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has again announced the closure of schools for a month even as the nation''s COVID-19 tally crossed four-lakh mark.