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India reports a record 414,188 Covid-19 cases in a single day
From CNN’s Manveena Suri in Delhi
India reported 414,188 cases of Covid-19 on Friday, a new all-time high for the number of coronavirus cases in a day, according to figures released by the India s Health Ministry
To date, authorities have identified 21,491,598 cases in the country. Only the United States has had more.
Indian authorities also reported 3,915 another Covid-19-related deaths, making Friday the 10th day in a row the daily number of fatalities has exceeded 3,000.
At least 234,083 people have died after contracting the coronavirus in India.
As of Thursday evening local time, authorities had administered 164,876,248 vaccine doses, the Health Ministry said. A total of 32,845,736 people in India have received both doses of the vaccine about 2.5% of India’s 1.3 billion population.
Unaccompanied minors among Australian citizens trapped in India by travel ban
From CNN’s Angus Watson in Sydney
At least 173 unaccompanied minors are among more than 900 vulnerable Australian citizens trapped in India by their government’s ban on arrivals from the country, authorities said.
“In our database we have 173 clients registered as under 18 in India outside a family group, that is they are on their own and are seeking to return to Australia,” Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade official Lynette Wood told a Senate inquiry Friday.
The Australian government currently bars anyone from entering Australia if they have been in India over the past 14 days.
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Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro has called for Joe Biden s personal engagement in fighting deforestation in the Amazon rain forest, in a letter sent to the US President on Wednesday.
In the letter, Bolsonaro said he is committed to eliminating illegal deforestation in the Amazon by 2030. However, he also said that massive resources will be needed and the support of the United States government, the private sector and the American civil society will be very welcome.
The letter also confirms Bolsonaro s participation in a virtual climate summit convened by Biden on April 22 and 23. I pledge my commitment to the pursuit of ambitious commitments and outcomes at the April 22nd summit, he said.