Coronavirus news highlights: Delhi records 5,062 fresh Covid-19 cases, 41 fatalities in 24 hours

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. Karnataka reported 3,014 new cases and 28 Covid deaths on Saturday, taking the active case count to 55,017 and the death toll to 11,168.

. Easing curbs further, Tamil Nadu government on Saturday allowed schools, colleges, cinemas, zoos and amusement parks to reopen from next month by following Standard Operating Procedures.

. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said it is "impossible to wipe off" Covid-19 transmission through a lockdown as the virus has "spread through the community" and people should treat wearing a face mask as a vaccine till the real medication is made available.

. Punjab sees 16 more deaths linked to Covid-19, toll reaches 4,203, infection count climbs to 1,33,658 with detection of 503 fresh cases; the number of active cases stands at 4,257: Medical bulletin (PTI)

. The total case tally stands at 3,86,706 including 3,47,476 recoveries, 32,719 active cases and 6,511 deaths: Delhi Government

. The recovery rate of Covid-19 in Assam is second highest after Tamil Nadu but the state is still witnessing deaths due to the virus owing to late reporting of infection.

. Jammu and Kashmir reports 455 new Covid-19 cases. The total cases in the state stands at94,785. The death toll rose to1,478.

. Maharashtra reports 5,548 new Covid-19 cases, 7,303 recoveries and 74 deaths, as per State Public Health Department.

Covid-19 tally of the State rises to 16,78,406 including 15,10,353 recoveries and 43,911 deaths. Active cases at 1,23,585. (ANI)

. The British government is considering imposing a new national lockdown in England after its scientific advisors warned that hospitalisations and deaths from the resurgence of the coronavirus could soon surpass the levels seen at the outbreak's spring peak.

. Kerala reports 7,983 new Covid-19infection cases and 7,330 recoveries. There are 91,190 active cases in the state and total deaths are 1,484. (ANI)

. Slovakia on Saturday began a programme to screen its entire population for coronavirus in what would be a global first but medical professionals have warned it could lead to an increase in cases.

. Transmission of the novel coronavirus within households is high, occurs quickly, and can originate from both children and adults, according to a new study which assessed 101 houses in the US.

. Covid-19 death toll in UP climbs to 7,025 with 21 more fatalities, 1,822 fresh cases push infection tally to over 4.81 lakh; active case count 23,768: Official (PTI)

. Union Minister Santosh Gangwar's wife, 6 family members test positive for COVID-19

. Even as the Centre has made it clear that health workers would first get the Covid-19 vaccine once it arrives in the market, the West Bengal government is keen on providing it to all front-line Covid-19 warriors such as police and conservancy workers.

. For so many students sitting in their homes and not knowing when the lockdown will end for their particular schools or colleges, this is a difficult time. Opening up has risks. Not opening up has other worries.

. India’s middle class is the backbone of our society but unfortunately, their healthcare needs have never been addressed adequately.

. Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu critical from Covid-19

. Covid-19 patients who were administered a novel antibody had fewer symptoms and were less likely to require hospitalisation or emergency medical care than those who did not receive the therapy, according to a new study.

. India's Covid-19 case fatality rate (CFR) fell below 1.5 per cent on Saturday, the Union health ministry said, crediting the Centre-led strategy of 'test, trace, track and treat' for keeping coronavirus-related deaths low and within manageable numbers.

. The Odisha government on Saturday announced partial reopening of schools for students of classes 9-12 from November 16.

. Twenty-four rafting guides in the Muni-ki-Reti area here have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said on Saturday.

. An authorisation that needs to be filled out just to take a bit of fresh of air. Long traffic jams as Parisians tried to leave the French capital before it was too late. Pressure on supermarket shelves for key goods.

. Even as the Centre has made it clear that health workers would first get the Covid-19 vaccine once it arrives in the market, the West Bengal government is keen on providing it to all frontline Covid warriors such as police and conservancy workers.

. The over-a-century-old Jauljibi fair will not be held this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

. Denying talks of Covid-19 vaccine shortage, Crocus Medical, a contract research organisation of Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology, has said that the clinical trial of Russia’s Sputnik V has not paused, Reuters reported.

. Russia's daily tally of coronavirus cases stood at 18,140 on Saturday, including 4,952 in Moscow, taking the national total to 1,618,116 since the pandemic began.

Authorities also reported 334 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 27,990.

. As many as 781 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 22 died of the infection in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Saturday.

. Covid-19 patients who were administered a novel antibody had fewer symptoms and were less likely to require hospitalisation or emergency medical care than those who did not receive the therapy, according to a new study.

. The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday recorded 1,803 new coronavirus infections and 36 more deaths. The Philippines has the second-highest Covid-19 infections and deaths in Southeast Asia, next only to Indonesia.

. The reported death toll rose by 103 to 10,452.

. Ukraine registered a record 8,752 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Saturday, up from 8,312 cases on Friday.

Total infections stood at 387,481, it said.

. Odisha's Covid-19 caseload on Saturday mounted to 2,90,116 after 1,470 persons tested positive, while 12 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,320, a health department official said.

. Eighty-four more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the coronavirus caseload in the northeastern state to 14,752, a senior health department official said on Saturday.

. If you're wearing masks then there's no problem but if not then even 20 passengers are dangerous. We're not giving permission for unlimited seating. We're only allowing passengers as per seat limit: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on removing 20 passengers limit in DTC buses.

. The Union Home Ministry has called a special review meeting with the Delhi government officials on November 2 as the national capital reported over 5,000 cases for the fourth consecutive day, according to a report by Hindustan Times .

. Patients at the city’s private post-Covid recovery clinics spend thousands of rupees on blood investigations and scans, prompting physicians to ask the state expert committee to fix rates for post-Covid treatment just as they did for Covid care.

. The United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period on Friday, reporting just over 100,000 new infections to surpass the record total of 91,000 posted a day earlier, according to a Reuters tally.

. Several US retail pharmacy chains have agreed to serve as Covid-19 vaccination sites under a federal government plan, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

. Total recoveries now stand at 7432829 with 91.15% recovery rate.

. Slovakia on Saturday begins a programme to screen its entire population for coronavirus with antigen tests in what would be a global first, but critics have said the plan is poorly thought out.

Some 45,000 medical workers, army and police are being deployed to carry out the tests in the EU member state of 5.4 million people, collecting swabs at around 5,000 testing points.

. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Friday sought support in Midwestern states where the coronavirus has roared back, with Trump falsely accusing doctors of profiting from Covid-19 deaths while Biden said Trump had surrendered to the pandemic.

. Europe passed 10 million coronavirus infections, the United States topped nine million and France entered a new lockdown on Friday as the resurgent pandemic increasingly forced other countries to consider following suit.

. The United States passed nine million reported coronavirus cases on Friday and broke its own record for daily new infections for the second day in a row, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, as Covid-19 surges days before the country chooses its next president.

. Johnson & Johnson plans to start testing its experimental Covid-19 vaccine in youths aged 12 to 18 as soon as possible, and the company's previous experience with the same technology in a vaccine successfully used in children could give it a leg up with regulators.

. The World Health Organization said on Friday that international experts had held their first meeting, albeit virtually, with their Chinese counterparts in order to investigate the animal origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

. At a time when more than 35,000 Covid-19 patients require aftercare in the state, Victoria hospital — the largest government Covid hospital which had announced plans to initiate a 'Post-Covid Care' clinic in mid-August — is yet to start the facility.

. For the residents of an apartment on Graphite India Main Road in the Mahadevapura zone, the problem of inconsistent results was rammed home last week when a BBMP testing camp on October 23 saw seven out of 75 people receive a positive result on RT-PCR testing.

. Bengaluru was the second most impacted city in India in terms of loss of income and loan repayment capacity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a consumer insights report has revealed. Delhi-NCR was the most impacted, with 70% of resident participants reporting a negative impact on income.

. For so many students sitting in their homes and not knowing when the lockdown will end for their particular schools or colleges, this is a difficult time. Opening up has risks. Not opening up has other worries. Some have lost a loved one to Covid-19. Others have faced severe restrictions due to the lockdown or quarantine. There are harrowing stories emerging of some who are unable to cope as they are cooped up in their homes.

Coronavirus news highlights: Delhi records 5,062 fresh Covid-19 cases, 41 fatalities in 24 hours

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