Amid rising death toll, FDA warns of the side effects of Hydroxychloroquine

New Delhi: Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Saturday.

11:40 a.m.

UGC panels recommend academic session in varsities from September and online exams wherever possible.

11:36 a.m.

American Senator urges Trump to reverse order on Green Card and speed up H-1B for healthcare workers.

11:21 a.m.

China approves third COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials.

11:20 a.m.

Facebook live sessions by experts and celebrities started to keep Churu residents motivated during lockdown.

11:14 a.m.

Australian Government looking at travel exemptions for Indian cricket team's Test tour, reports say.

10:50 a.m.

Rajasthan records 25 new coronavirus cases as infection tally rises to 2,059.

10:47 a.m.

Trump says he was "sarcastic" when talking about injecting disinfectants to treat COVID-19 patients.

10:19 a.m.

Indore's death toll rises to 57 as the number of cases in the city jump to 1,085.

10:09 a.m.

Seven more people test positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as total number of cases rise to 29.

10:05 a.m.

Two Chinese pharma companies, which supplied 5.5 lakh rapid testing kits for COVID-19 to India, said they are ready to cooperate with Indian agencies looking into allegations of poor accuracy of their products.

9:44 a.m.

Community kitchens in Udhampur prepare over 7,000 food packets daily for stranded migrant workers.

9:33 a.m.

FDA warns against side effects of hydroxychloroquine.

9:28 a.m.

Indians and ethnic minority medics in UK at high risk from COVID-19, survey says.

9:22 a.m.

COVID-19 death toll rises to 775 as the number of cases climb to 24,506, Health Ministry says.

9:04 a.m.

Eight new COVID-19 cases recorded in Amravati city, Maharashtra.

8:52 a.m.

Seventy two COVID-19 therapeutics trials underway and 211 in planning stages, FDA says.