Italy records almost 1,000 virus deaths in one-day record

Mangalore Today News Network

Italy, Mar 27, 2020: Italy recorded a shocking spike in coronavirus deaths on Friday with 969 new victims, the worst daily record for any country since the pandemic began. The infection rate however continued its downward trend, with the civil protection agency reporting nearly 86,500 confirmed cases in Italy a 7.4% increase, down from around 8% in previous days, News18 reported.

 

The central government today said the JEE and NEET entrance exams have been postponed to the last week of May keeping in mind the three-week national lockdown. "Since parents and students have to travel to different examination centres, to avoid any inconvenience to them, I have directed the National Testing Agency to postpone NEET (UG) 2020 and JEE (Main) till last week of May," said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal in a tweet. While JEE was scheduled for April, NEET was set for May 3.