COVID-19 cases in India in a day crossed the 30,000-mark for the first time, pushing the tally to 9,68,876 on Thursday (July 16), while the death toll climbed to 24,915 with 606 people succumbing to the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), testing is the key to combat the novel coronavirus. However, with a massive, dense population in a country like India, testing in large numbers is impractical and not entirely affordable.