Breaking News, Latest Updates Aug 28 LIVE


Breaking News, Latest Updates Aug 28 LIVE

Stay tuned to catch all the LIVE updates from August 28.

Updated: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:48 AM IST

New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Each and everything that happens around us impacts us in some way and that’s why it becomes important for us to know what’s happening around the world. Thus at English Jagran, we provide our readers with a 360-degree coverage in all genres to give them a brief insight about what’s happening around the world.

Today our focus will be on the coronavirus crisis. The highly contagious coronavirus, which was first reported in China last year, has affected more than 3.3 million and claimed over 60,000 lives in India so far. However, India’s high recovery rate of 76.24 per cent offers a hope in the country’s fight against the deadly pathogen. 

Here are the LIVE updates from August 28:

7:48 am: GST collection severely hit by COVID-19 pandemic, shortfall stands at Rs 2.35 lakh crore: Centre

7:38 am: Serchhip battalion of Assam Rifles recovered 10,000 methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 35 lakhs in general area Melbuk, Champhai (Mizoram) on 26th August: Assam Rifles

7:30 am: In the past 5 months, more than 3/4 of cases have recovered and less than 1/4 are active now. Effective implementation of Centre’s strategic and graded Test-Track-Treat approach has led to higher recoveries and lower fatality: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

7:14 am: The novel coronavirus has affected over 3.3 million and claimed 60,472 lives in India so far

Posted By: Aalok Sensharma


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