Coronavirus update: India on Wednesday registered 86,748 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally past the 6.3-million mark. With 1,179 fatalities in 24 hours, the country’s death toll reached 98,708. Keeping a “continuous upward trajectory”, India’s recovery rate has touched 83.33 per cent. The government took a decisive step towards unlocking almost everything on Wednesday, with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) lifting restrictions on cinema halls, schools, and swimming pools as part of its fifth tranche of guidelines to revive business and other activities.

World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 34,146,369. While 25,409,820 have recovered, 1,018,173 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 7,447,099 cases. It is followed by India, which has 6,310,267 cases, Brazil (4,813,586) and Russia (1,176,286).