Coronavirus live updates: Delhi records 3,000 new cases, tally nearly 60,000

President Donald Trump said Saturday he's asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19. Trump told supporters at his campaign rally that the US has tested 25 million people, far more than any other country. The "bad part," Trump said, is that widespread testing leads to logging more cases of the virus. "When you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people, you're going to find more cases," Trump said. "So I said to my people, `Slow the testing down, please.' They test and they test." Trump opted to hold his first rally in 110 days despite concerns from local health officials that it could lead to further spread of the virus in Tulsa. Most of those in attendance declined to wear a mask.

Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal has rolled back his order making five days of institutional quarantine for all Covid-19 positive cases under home isolation — even if mild or asymptomatic — mandatory. The decision follows strong opposition from chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The CM had said it would create chaos and people would avoid testing, leading to further spread. He explained the government’s position to the LG and clarified all the doubts the latter had about home isolation. Covid-19 positive cases have crossed the 53,000 mark in Delhi and have claimed more than 2,000 lives.

Glenmark launched an antiviral drug, FabiFlu, to treat mild-to-moderate Covid cases on Saturday. Priced at Rs 103 per tablet, it will be the first oral Favipiravir-based medication in India, but under restricted use, that requires written patient consent. The early-use antiviral has shown good results in Japan, China and Italy.