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Rahul Gandhi issues warning, India's COVID-19 count could touch 20 lakh by Aug 10

Rahul Gandhi issued a warning and requested centre to take concrete steps to stop the spread of coronavirus as India's COVID-19 tally crossed 10,00,000 mark on Friday. He further added that if the virus is not contained, the COVID-19 count will reach 20,00,000 by the end of August 10.

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Published : Jul 17, 2020, 10:49 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that as India's COVID-19 tally has crossed 10,00,000 mark and issued a warning that by August 10, more than 20,00,000 people may be infected in the country. He called on the government to take concrete steps to control the pandemic.

  • 10,00,000 का आँकड़ा पार हो गया।

    इसी तेज़ी से #COVID19 फैला तो 10 अगस्त तक देश में 20,00,000 से ज़्यादा संक्रमित होंगे।

    सरकार को महामारी रोकने के लिए ठोस, नियोजित कदम उठाने चाहिए। https://t.co/fMxijUM28r

    — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 17, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Taking to Twitter, Gandhi marked his earlier tweet from July 14 that stated: "This week the figure will cross 10,00,000 in our country."

Also read: COVID-19 LIVE: India's tally crosses 1 million mark, death toll reaches 25,602

"The tally has crossed 10,00,000 mark. If COVID-19 continues to spread at the same speed, by August 10, more than 20,00,000 people will be infected in the country. The government must take concrete, planned steps to stop the epidemic," he tweeted today.

With the highest single-day spike of 32,695 cases and 606 deaths, India's COVID-19 tally on Thursday reached 9,68,876, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.

The total number of COVID-19 cases includes 3,31,146 active cases, 6,12,815 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,915 deaths.

ANI report

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that as India's COVID-19 tally has crossed 10,00,000 mark and issued a warning that by August 10, more than 20,00,000 people may be infected in the country. He called on the government to take concrete steps to control the pandemic.

  • 10,00,000 का आँकड़ा पार हो गया।

    इसी तेज़ी से #COVID19 फैला तो 10 अगस्त तक देश में 20,00,000 से ज़्यादा संक्रमित होंगे।

    सरकार को महामारी रोकने के लिए ठोस, नियोजित कदम उठाने चाहिए। https://t.co/fMxijUM28r

    — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 17, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Taking to Twitter, Gandhi marked his earlier tweet from July 14 that stated: "This week the figure will cross 10,00,000 in our country."

Also read: COVID-19 LIVE: India's tally crosses 1 million mark, death toll reaches 25,602

"The tally has crossed 10,00,000 mark. If COVID-19 continues to spread at the same speed, by August 10, more than 20,00,000 people will be infected in the country. The government must take concrete, planned steps to stop the epidemic," he tweeted today.

With the highest single-day spike of 32,695 cases and 606 deaths, India's COVID-19 tally on Thursday reached 9,68,876, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.

The total number of COVID-19 cases includes 3,31,146 active cases, 6,12,815 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,915 deaths.

ANI report

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