India has recorded over 410,000 fresh Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day, taking its cumulative caseload to 21,485,285.

Iran PressAsia: On Friday, the country recorded 414,433 cases and 3,920 deaths, Worldometer showed this morning. India now has 3.65 million active cases. 

The Supreme Court Thursday said the country needs to be prepared for the third wave of COVID-19 which experts say could be more harmful, especially for children, and emphasized the need to create a buffer stock of oxygen. It asked the Centre not to reduce oxygen supply to Delhi from 700MT till further orders.

Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 156,672,849 infected by the deadly contagion. While 134,855,280 have recovered, 3,269,034 have died so far.

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