Here are the top developments 1 India Amid complaints about faulty rapid test kits, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday advised states not to use them for the next two days, saying it will issue an advisory after their teams carry out field validation of these equipment.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings on Civil Services Day, saying like health professionals, the civil servants have also been leading the fight against coronavirus.

A total of 3,252 people have been cured of coronavirus in India so far, including 705 patients who were discharged on Monday, taking the recovery percentage to 17.48 per cent, the government said.

A political standoff emerged between the state and the Centre after Union home ministry said the state government was not cooperating with the central teams visiting there to assess the Covid-19 situation. The TMC said the visit of central teams to West Bengal was like "adventure tourism".

Having made face masks out of fabric meant for employees' uniforms, the Northern Railways has bagged its first order of 2,000 masks that are washable, cheap and even available in orange, the colour worn by trackmen on duty.

In view of the lockdown to combat coronavirus, the government has decided to continue the facility of interest subvention of 2 per cent and prompt repayment incentive of 3 per cent to farmers till May 31, 2020, the RBI said .

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that control rooms should be set up in assemblies for better coordination between states in helping migrant labourers and students stranded due to the ongoing lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus.

The Union government has asked the states and union territories to remain cautious and ensure that there are no prayer gatherings during the Islamic holy month of Ramzan beginning Thursday in view of the ongoing lockdown. 2 States Gujarat: The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat crossed the 2,000-mark and rose to 2,066 after 127 more people tested positive for the disease.

Karnataka: An 80-year-old man became the 17th COVID-19 fatality in Karnataka, where seven new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, taking the total number of infected in the state to 415.

Delhi: 78 more Covid-19 cases have been reported from the national capital, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the city to 2,081.

Maharashtra: 472 more Covid-19 cases have been reported in Maharashtra, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 4,676.

Haryana: There are 108 active Covid-19 patients in Haryana, so far. Death rate in Haryana is 0.79 per cent against 3.15 per cent of the country.

Uttar Pradesh: UP has reported a total of 1,294 Covid-19 cases, out of which 1,134 are active cases in the state.

Meghalaya: A 42-year-old woman, who is a family friend of the first Covid-19 patient in Meghalaya, has tested positive for novel coronavirus, raising the number of active cases to 11 in the state.

Rajasthan: The state reported 83 new Covid-19 cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1659 now. 25 deaths have been reported till date.

Kerala: The state reported a spike in Covid-19 cases with 19 people testing positive, after a decline in the numbers in the past few days, as the total infections touched 423.

Manipur: The state government has decided to relax the lockdown norms in rural areas since Manipur has now become Covid-19 free. However, lockdown would continue in urban areas until further orders.

Andhra Pradesh: Thirty-five new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh, taking the total number of positive cases to 757, including 96 cured and discharged and 22 deaths.

J&K: The total number of Covid-19 cases in Jammu & Kashmir is 380, including 294 active cases.

Odisha: Five more people tested positive for coronavirus in Odisha, taking the total number of cases in the state to 79.

Chhattisgarh: Till now, there are 36 Covid-19 cases in the state, out of which 25 people have been discharged and the remaining 11 people are under treatment.

Tamil Nadu: 76 persons tested positive in Tamil Nadu today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,596.

West Bengal: 29 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state in the past 24 hours taking the total number of active cases to 274.

Bihar: Thirteen people tested positive for Covid-19 in Bihar, taking the total number of such cases to 126 in the state.

Uttarakhand: The state has recorded a total of 46 confirmed cases of Covid-19, so far.

Himachal Pradesh: 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the state as of Tuesday. 3 World The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 170,368 on Tuesday, with close to two thirds of them in hardest-hit Europe.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is gradually engaging with government officials and his Cabinet as he prepares for a full-time return from his convalescence following his Covid-19 hospitalisation.

Donald Trump vowed to temporarily ban immigration to the United States to combat the "invisible enemy" of coronavirus, claiming it would save American jobs as the world economy plunges into meltdown. In the US, the death toll stood at 42,364 with 787,901 infections.

The World Health Organisation has warned against any rush to ease coronavirus restrictions, saying any such move could result in a resurgence of the disease.

Spain saw a slight increase in the daily death toll from novel coronavirus on Tuesday, with 430 people dying in the past 24 hours, taking the total toll to 21,282.

Iran announced 88 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, taking the total number to 5,297 in the country.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday urged his citizens to "persevere" with the strict restrictions and help one another, as the city-state reported 1,111 new Covid-19 cases, a majority them foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the total infections in the country to 9,125.

Afghanistan: The Afghan health ministry has said that 66 new positive cases related to the coronavirus infection have been reported in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, which brings the total to 1092.

Head of Edhi Foundation, Faisal Edhi, who last week met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has tested positive for coronavirus. So far, coronavirus cases in Pakistan have risen to 9505 with 197 deaths.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Centre, all states and Union territories to provide free of cost treatment for coronavirus infection till Covid-19 pandemic is contained, saying it is for the government to take a call on it. Meanwhile, India's count of positive coronavirus cases reached 18,985 after 1,329 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours while the death toll has climbed to 603, the Union ministry of health said.