The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 110.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.45 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 110,709,173 and 2,451,695, respectively.

In a bizarre incident, a police officer in Peru has been suspended after kissing a woman, when instead he was supposed to fine her for breach of COVID curfew.

In a CCTV video footage that has now gone viral, the officer can be seen stopping the woman to fine her for breaking COVID curfew in Lima. The woman tries to get out of paying the fine by persuading the cop to swap the penalty for a kiss.

US President Joe Biden promised the government will make a concerted effort to eradicate cancer once the coronavirus pandemic is defeated.

I want you to know that once we beat COVID we are going to do everything we can to end cancer as we know it, Biden said in public remarks during a tour of a Pfizer vaccines manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The United States, Mexico and Canada extended nonessential travel restrictions till March 21 to contain the pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement.

To protect our citizens and prevent the further spread of COVID-19, the United States, Canada, and Mexico are extending the restrictions on non-essential travel at our land borders through March 21, DHS said on Friday.

The air quality of Delhi remained in the very poor category with Air Quality Index (AQI) docking at 309 and likely to improve on Sunday (tomorrow), according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

The overall Delhi air quality is in the low-end of the Very Poor category as forecasted. Surface winds are low and forecasted to improve.

Petrol Price February 20 Update: Petrol and diesel prices went up for the 12th consecutive day on Saturday. Petrol in Delhi has now soared to Rs 90.58 per litre, while Diesel has also crossed Rs 80 mark. The most expensive rate of diesel in Delhi was the last week of July in 2020 when the price was Rs 81.94 per litre and petrol rate was Rs 80.43 per litre.

Retail fuel prices have risen across the country, with oil on the boil in global markets and both crude and product prices seeing a big spike. Accordingly, oil marketing companies raised the pump price of diesel by a high level of 37 paise per litre and petrol by another 39 paise per litre in Delhi.

As many as 13,193 new COVID-19 cases and 97 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Friday.

With the new cases, the coronavirus tally in the country has reached 1,09,63,394 including 1,39,542 active cases and 1,06,67,741 discharges. The death toll has mounted to 1,56,111 with the loss of 97 more lives due to the virus in the last 24 hours.

Muthoot Finance on Friday said its board has approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 6,000 crore by issuing non convertible debentures (NCDs).

The funds would be raised by way of private placement of redeemable NCDs to be issued in one or more tranches as may be decided by the board or a committee thereof from time to time, it said in a BSE filing.

IKEA plans to open its first shopping centre in India after the furniture giant's shopping centres business - one of the world's largest - said it had bought a 48,000-square-metre plot in the city of Noida on the outskirts of Delhi.

IKEA, which opened its first store in India in 2018 in Hyderabad followed by one in Mumbai in 2020, said it would develop the new site into a mall anchored by an IKEA store.

Baba Ramdev on Friday launched the scientific research papers on Patanjali's coronavirus medicine Coronil. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present on the occasion.

No other information was provided about the research papers though.

During the press conference, Baba Ramdev said that the work of the Modi government is seen on the ground in 6.38 thousand villages.

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