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Lockdown in Aizawl extended till Nov 9 to curb increasing Covid-19 cases

The lockdown in Aizawl was extended till November 9 to curb the rising number of Covid-19 cases, an official said

Nagaland reports 21 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more deaths, and 152 recoveries

Nagaland reported 21 new Covid-19 cases, while 152 more patients recovered, officials said

Trump threatens to fire Fauci as his rift with disease expert widens

Donald Trump suggest he will fire Dr Anthony Fauci after election, as his rift with the nation's top infectious disease expert widens

Zydus Cadila Q2 net up four-fold on surge in US sales, strong show at home

Firm prunes net debt by 40% since March 2020; consolidated income up 13%

India Coronavirus Dispatch: October sees first monthly decline in cases

Kerala's curve defies all predictions, sharp drop in Punjab cases, and lack of audit mechanism in Aarogya Setu--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

World Coronavirus Dispatch: China's factory activity at near-decade high

400 to attend Trump election night party inside White House, Australia's central bank may cut interest rates, WHO chief contacted Covid-19 person, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Biden says he would declare Covid-19 action plan on day 1 of presidency

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said that if voted to power, he would put into place a Covid-19 action plan on the first day of his presidency

Mutation in novel coronavirus may have made it more contagious: Study

The novel coronavirus is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, according to a study involving more than 5,000 Covid-19 patients in the US

India's Covid-19 caseload crosses 8.2 million-mark, recovery rate at 91.68%

India's Covid-19 caseload crossed the 8.2-million mark, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 7.5 million pushing the national recovery rate to 91.68%

Jharkhand registers 326 new coronavirus cases, taking caseload to 102,087

Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 102,087 as 326 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Andaman and Nicobar islands report 8 new Covid-19 cases, 1 more death

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar islands rose to 4,340 as eight more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Telangana adds 922 fresh coronavirus cases, 7 deaths take toll to 1,348

Telangana reported 922 new Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 240,970 while seven more deaths pushed the toll to 1,348, the state government said

Mental health during Covid: How patients coped with India's plagued system

"The Covid-19 crisis did not create new shortcomings," said Pathare of CMHLP. "The crisis laid bare the existing shortcomings that have plagued the mental health system for years"

Odisha registers 1,709 fresh coronavirus cases, 11 more fatalities

At least 1,709 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Odisha, taking the tally in the coastal state to 2,91,825, while 11 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,331

Protests in Brazil support President Bolsonaro in anti-vaccine stance

Groups of protesters gathered in Brazil's two biggest cities to demonstrate against any mandate for the taking of a Covid-19 vaccine, supporting a rejection campaign encouraged by President Bolsonaro

Assam reports lowest new coronavirus cases since June as testing dips

Assam reported one death due to Covid-19, and registered 166 new cases, its lowest tally of daily infections since June, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi positivity rate nearly 13%, tally over 392,000

Delhi reported a record 5,739 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday taking the total count of cases COVID-19 cases to 3,75,753

Israel starts human trials for coronavirus vaccine; schools reopen

Eighty volunteers will initially take part in the trial that will be expanded to 960 people in December. Should those trials succeed a third stage with 30,000 volunteers is scheduled for April/May

UK starts accelerated review for AstraZeneca's potential Covid-19 vaccine

"We confirm the MHRA's (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) rolling review of our potential Covid-19 vaccine," an AstraZeneca spokesman said

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Stanford study on infections from Trump rallies

Fresh curbs in Austria and Portugal, London loses faith in govt pleas to stay home, perks companies use to get staff back to office, and other pandemic-related news across the globe