Italy records almost 1,000 virus deaths in one-day record
Rome: Italy recorded a shocking spike in coronavirus deaths Friday with 969 new victims, the worst daily record for any country since the pandemic began.
The infection rate however continued its downward trend, with the civil protection agency reporting nearly 86,500 confirmed cases in Italy -- a 7.4 percent increase, down from around 8.0 percent in previous days.
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Elderly tourist from Bengaluru goes missing in Goa
Panaji, Apr 19: A 62-year-old man from Bengaluru went missing while on a trip to Dudhsagar waterfall in South Goa, police said on Friday.
Abdul Rafique and his wife had hired a jeep to visit the waterfall, and he went missing during the trip on Thursday afternoon, a senior official said.
The police launched an extensive search operation in the area, and other passengers who had accompanied Rafique in the jeep had also started a search, he said.
The couple were staying in a hotel at Varca in South Goa, the official said, adding that a missing person's complaint has been lodged at Collem police station.
