Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala records 6,820 new Covid-19 positive cases
Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,698,198 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 835,773, Andhra Pradesh 833,208, Tamil Nadu 734,429 and UP 489,502. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates
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A health worker shows samples of a Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) employees for Covid-19 testing, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
Coronavirus update: India has reported 50,465 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The total caseload now stands at 8,364,086. The country's death toll has mounted to 124,354. Delhi recorded its highest single-day spike of 6,842 new coronavirus cases and its total count of cases hit 409,000. Kerala's tally now stands at 448,000 with 8,516 fresh cases being detected.
Coronavirus vaccine update: A safe and effective vaccine against novel coronavirus may be available in India by January 2021 if approvals from regulatory bodies are in place in time, says Adar Poonawalla, chief executive officer (CEO), Serum Institute of India. SII has joined hands with AstraZeneca to produce the coronavirus vaccine for low-and-middle income countries, developed by University of Oxford.
World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 48,387,339. While 34,633,159 have recovered, 1,229,542 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 9,794,741 cases, and 239,780 have died from the disease there. It is followed by India, which has 8,364,086 cases, Brazil (5,590,941) and Russia (1,693,454).
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1:47 AM
Odisha reports 1,385 new Covid-19 cases, 14 fresh fatalities, 1460 recoveries
1:47 AM
Greece announces 3-week nationwide lockdown to contain Covid
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a three-week nationwide lockdown on Thursday as part of measures to contain the further spread of the novel coronavirus.
"I opt to take drastic measures sooner rather than later. I will not put the lives of our citizens at risk," the Greek prime minister stated in an address broadcast live on public broadcaster ERT, Xinhua news agency reported.
He explained that he took this decision due to the exponential growth of Covid-19 cases in the last week.
12:25 AM
Ladakh records 112 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Three more Covid-19 fatalities took the death toll in the Union Territory of Ladakh to 79 while 112 new cases pushed the virus caseload to 6,553, officials said on Thursday.
A total of 71 patients recovered from the disease, bringing down the active cases to 702 -- 581 in Leh and 121 in Kargil. Of the discharged patients, 60 were from Leh and 11 from Kargil, they said.
11:53 PM
Assam coronavirus cases and deaths update
11:23 PM
UN calls special General Assembly session on pandemic -- focused on international coordination -- from December 3-4
11:14 PM
Delhi govt to increase homeless shelters to ensure social distancing
The Delhi government will set up 250 temporary shelters, four times more than the usual number every year, for the city's homeless people this winter season to ensure social distancing norms are followed amid the Covid-19 pandemic, an official statement said on Thursday.
Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain said the people will be fed three meals including breakfast everyday, it said.
The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) will set up 250 tents having fire retardant and waterproof quality with basic amenities at locations of homeless concentration, said the statement.
10:34 PM
Delhi records 6,715 new cases, 66 deaths; govt to ramp up medical infrastructure
Delhi recorded 6,715 new Covid-19 cases and 66 fatalities on Thursday, the highest single-day spike in around four months as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a ban on firecrackers, deployment of mobile testing vans, and augmentation of bed capacity in hospitals to deal with the situation.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain, however, said that the national capital was doing much better than all other metro cities and was on the 17th position in terms of Covid-19 deaths per million population.
"Delhi is on the 17th position in Covid-19 death per million population. Far behind all metro cities," Jain posted on Twitter.
The positivity rate stood at12.84 per cent on Thursday while the infection tally rose to over 4.16 lakh even as 66 new fatalities, the highest in around four months, pushed the death toll to 6,769.
10:19 PM
WHO seeing "explosion" of coronavirus cases in Europe, mortality rates also rising: Regional director Kluge
10:17 PM
Karnataka reports 3,156 new Covid cases, 31 related fatalities, taking number of infections to 838,929
9:03 PM
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to brief foreign envoys on India‘s Covid-19 response tomorrow
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First Published: Nov 05 2020 | 6:32 AM IST