Currently, India is only second to the U.S. in the world in testing, which the government plans to improve, Union Health Minister said.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan told Rajya Sabha on Thursday that there is a possibility of a vaccine for COVID-19 to be out by early next year. He claimed that India is among the few countries globally that have succeeded in isolating the virus.
The government is aiming to bring down Indias mortality rate for the coronavirus to less than 1% from the current 1.64%, the Minister said.
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Here are the latest updates:
Puducherry fatality rate crosses 2%
The Union Territorys COVID-19 case fatality rate, which has been on a steady climb, crossed 2% for the first time on Thursday as the administration warned of prosecuting patients and kin who delay seeking treatment at a designated hospital.
With the capital reporting 10 deaths and Karaikal three in the last 24 hours, raising the cumulative toll to 431, the UTs CFR of 2.01% is well above national average of 1.64.
Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy had held a review of the COVID-19 mortalities with him, especially on the fatalities of patients below 60 years of age in Puducherry, where it emerged that a majority of the deaths occurred due to the delay in reporting to a COVID-designated hospital.
 5 Metro rail corporations suffered 2,000 cr. loss due to lockdown: Centre
Five Metro rail corporations in Delhi, Bangalore, Lucknow, Chennai and Kochi have reported combined losses of almost 2,000 crore due to the COVID-19-induced suspension of services, according to a reply given to the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
In a written reply to Kerala Congress MP Benny Behanans question, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri informed the House that the Delhi Metro had suffered a loss of 1,609 crore, while the Bangalore Metro, the Lucknow Metro, the Chennai Metro and the Kochi Metro lost 170 crore, 90 crore, 80 crore and 34.18 crore respectively due to halting of Metro rail services during the COVID-19 period.
Asked if there had been any impact on loan repayments by any of the Metro services due to the lockdown since March, the Minister replied in the negative.
 5 platoons for Bhubaneswar to enforce COVID-19 norms
A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed displeasure over non-adherence of COVID-19 guidelines in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the city police announced that five platoons of armed police will be deployed to enhance enforcement.
The COVID-19 situation continues to worsen in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Khordha district, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, now leads the COVID-19 tally with 28,794 cases. Ganjam district is now at the second spot with 19,444 cases.