India's COVID-19 tally close to 30 mln as daily new cases below 50,000

A medical worker takes a nasal swab sample from a woman for COVID-19 test in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam, June 22, 2021. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 29,977,861 Tuesday, with 42,640 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, said the federal health ministry. (Str/Xinhua)