The country witnessed a slight drop in new infections in the last 24 hours, with 4,01,078 more people testing positive for coronavirus, as per the latest update by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday morning

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday, May 8, announced a full lockdown in the state for two weeks, starting May 10

Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijay Raghavan that "insidious asymptomatic transmission" can be stopped if the guidance about precautions, surveillance, containment, treatment, and testing is followed

Japan's second-biggest steelmaker JFE Holdings Inc's President Koji Kakigi said the company can dominate the Indian (electromagnetic steel) market by sharing its cutting-edge technology

US Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra, in his conversation with Vardhan, reaffirmed the strong US support to India at this time of crisis, according to a readout of the call