Coronavirus wrap August 14 | Amit Shah tests negative; South Korea reports big jump in COVID-19 cases

Globally, more than 2.07 crore infections and nearly 7.5 lakh deaths have been reported due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Here are all the latest updates:

>> President Ram Nath Kovind, during his address to the nation on the eve of India's 74th Independence Day, appreciated the "super-human efforts" in containing the magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic in the country and said these are "worth emulating" by the wider world.

>> Home Minister Amit Shah tested negative for COVID-19. He had tested positive for the virus on August 2 and had been hospitalised.

>> Kerala is likely to witness a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in the months of August and September with daily infections expected to touch between 10,000 to 20,000, State Health Minister KK Shailaja said.

>> Aurobindo Pharma said that it expects phase-I and II trials by the end of 2020 for its proposed vaccine candidate for COVID-19.

>> South Korea reported 103 new COVID-19 cases today, one of its biggest daily jumps in months, as officials expressed concern that infections are getting out of control in cities as people increasingly venture out in public.

>> Drug developer Novavax has said the United Kingdom would buy 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, for a phase-III clinical trial in the country.