The Latest: India reports another surge, lifts night curfew

A record surge of 55,079 new cases in the past 24 hours took India’s coronavirus caseload past 1.6 million, as the government decided to lift a nighttime curfew that has been in force since late March. The Health Ministry on Friday also reported 779 additional deaths, taking total fatalities to 35,747. The night curfew will be lifted this weekend and yoga institutes and gyms will reopen on Aug. 5, according to the Home Ministry.

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