A health worker collects a swab from a woman for a COVID-19 test in Guwahati, India, on July 9, 2020. The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients increased to 62.08 percent on Thursday, India's federal health ministry said. During the last 24 hours, 24,879 fresh positive cases and 487 deaths were reported in the country, as the nationwide death toll has risen to 21,129. (Photos: Xinhua)

A health worker collects a swab from a man for a COVID-19 test in Guwahati, India, on July 9, 2020. The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients increased to 62.08 percent on Thursday, India's federal health ministry said. During the last 24 hours, 24,879 fresh positive cases and 487 deaths were reported in the country, as the nationwide death toll has risen to 21,129.

A health worker collects a swab from a woman for a COVID-19 test in Guwahati, India, on July 9, 2020. The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients increased to 62.08 percent on Thursday, India's federal health ministry said. During the last 24 hours, 24,879 fresh positive cases and 487 deaths were reported in the country, as the nationwide death toll has risen to 21,129.