Coronavirus news highlights: Karnataka reports 2,576 new Covid-19 cases, over 8,300 discharges

Jharkhand reports 403 new Covid-19 cases and 512 recoveries today. Total number of cases now at 1,02,490 including 96,485 recoveries, 886 deaths and 5,119 active cases: State Health Department - ANI. Uttarakhand: 18-yr-old student in Ranikhet tests positive for Covid-19 on first day of re-opening of schools, 15 students put under isolation School has been sealed for 3 days for sanitisation. Covid test of 15 students to be done, says Nodal Officer, Covid-19 State Control Room. - ANI

. All our passengers to Wuhan, China had boarded the flight from Delhi with Covid-19 negative reports from certified labs. AI strictly adheres to all the safety protocol laid down by the regulatory bodies and conforms to requirements at destination airports: Air India statement - ANI

. Tamil Nadu has become the first state in South India to have tested over 1 crore Covid-19 samples since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus earlier this year, even as the state continues to register a dip in the number of people testing positive for the virus.

. The International Monetary Fund on Monday warned Group of 20 major economies the coronavirus crisis was not over and called on the United States, Britain and other countries to increase the amount of fiscal spending currently planned.

.The total number of Covid-19 cases in the Himachal Pradesh stands at 22,598 including 2,958 active cases, 19,279 recoveries and 330 deaths so far: State Health Department. - ANI.3,957 new Covid-19 cases and 57 deaths reported in the West Bengal today. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 3,81,608 including 36,576 active cases, 3,38,075 discharged cases and 6,957 deaths: West Bengal Government. - ANI. On 30th October, 19 passengers on Air India’s Vande Bharat flight to Wuhan tested positive for Covid-19 at Wuhan Airport, China. The airline is aware of the incident. All passengers boarded the flight after thorough checks of their Covid negative certificate: Air India Official - ANI

. 4,001 new Covid-10cases, 4,824 recoveries and 42 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total case tally stands at 3,96,371 including 3,56,459 recoveries, 33,308 active cases and 6,604 deaths: Delhi Government - ANI

. 10,225 patients discharged today; 15,24,304 Covid-19 patients discharged after full recoveryuntil today; Recovery rate in the state is 90.31%

4,009 new cases in the state today

104 Covid-19 deaths reported in the state today. Case fatality rate in the state: 2.61%

Out of 90,65,168 laboratory samples, 16,87,784 have been tested positive (18.62%) for Covid-19 until today.

Currently 25,33,780 people are in home quarantine and 12,195 people are in institutionalquarantine.

. Karnataka reported 2,576 new Covid-19 cases, 8,334 discharges, and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases now at 8,29,640 including 44,805 active cases, 7,73,595 discharges and 11,121 deaths: State Health Department - ANI

.Gujarat reports 875 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths and 1,004 recoveries today. Total cases at 1,74,679 including 1,58,251 recoveries, 3,728 deaths and 12,700 active cases, as per State Health Department. Tamil Nadu reports 2,481 new Covid-19 cases, 31 deaths and 3,940 discharges today, as per the State Health Department. The total number of cases in the state is now at 7,29,507 including 6,98,820 discharges and 11,183 deaths. There are 19,504 active cases in the state. - ANI

. CureVac's experimental Covid-19 vaccine triggered an immune response in humans, it said on Monday, putting the German biotech company on track to start mass testing this year as the race to end the pandemic heats up.

. 385 new Covid-19 cases (134 from Jammu & 251 from Kashmir), 623 recoveries & 8 deaths reported from J&K today. Total positive cases now at 95,710, including 6,080 active cases, 81,140 recoveries & 1,490 deaths: J&K govt - ANI

. Rajasthan detects 1,748 new Covid-19cases and 9 deaths today. Total positive cases in the state stand at 2,00,495 with 1,926 deaths, 1,82,680 recoveries/discharges and 15,889 active cases: State Health Department

. Attributing the rise in Covid-19 cases to the festival season, greater movement of people and laxity in adhering to norms, a review meeting called by the Centre on Monday decided to have targeted RT-PCR tests in critical zones like restaurants, markets and salons as well as enhancing beds and ventilators in hospitals.

. Andhra Pradesh reports 1,916 new Covid-19 cases taking total positive cases in the state to 8,27,882. There are 22,538 active cases and 7,98,625 recovered cases in the state; the death toll is at 6,719, as per State Health Department - ANI

. Real Madrid defender Eder Militao has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their Champions League home game against Inter Milan, the Spanish champions said on Monday.

. Grocery store employees are likely to be at increased risk of Covid-19 infection, with those in customer-facing roles five times as likely to test positive as their colleagues in other positions, a study suggests.

. India continues to occupy the top position globally in terms of Covid-19 recoveries, while the total number of active cases have witnessed a sustained downward trend with its percentage having reduced more than three times in just two months, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

. Delhi govt says the recent surge in cases due to festival season, accompanied by laxity in adhering to the basic principles of safe Covid behaviour

Meeting decides to concentrate efforts in certain key areas, such as targeted RT-PCR testing in sensitive and critical zones such as restaurants, market places, barber shops/salons etc; ensure high degree of contact tracing and monitoring of quarantined contacts etc

Also decides to enhance enforcement selectively, accompanied by greater awareness creation through targeted IEC (Information, Education and Communication) campaigns; and ensuring that all cases under home isolation were monitored and shifted to hospitals well in time, before any deterioration in their medical condition.

Metro travel to be carefully regulated, strictly in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that has been issued in this regard.

. In a major initiative, Mumbai’s civic body on Monday commissioned an additional 244 centres in India’s financial capital where Covid-19 tests would be conducted free of cost.

. More than 1.2 million people have died of coronavirus around the globe, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 0745 GMT on Monday.

. British factories lost more momentum in October, especially among consumer goods makers, according to a survey which added to signs of a slowdown in the economy as the number of coronavirus cases mounts again.

. Students of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) have developed a multi-lingual free of cost digital game to create pubic awareness on Covid-19, the premier institute said on Monday.

. A week after his discharge from a hospital post-Covid-19 recovery, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been admitted to a state-run facility again and put on ventilator support as his health condition has deteriorated, a doctor treating him said on Monday.

. Russian drugmaker Pharmasyntez has asked the Kremlin for permission to produce a generic version of US firm Gilead Sciences's Covid-19 treatment remdesivir without а patent, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Monday.

. Britain's government will seek to lift its four-week coronavirus lockdown for England in early December, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday, a day after another minister said it might have to be extended.

. The Supreme Court Monday asked the trial courts to expedite hearing in the pending cases against foreign Tablighi Jamaat members for alleged visa violations.

. Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Monday that it sank into a net loss in the first half of its financial year, as coronavirus savaged demand and grounded planes worldwide.

. Japan's largest airport opened a novel coronavirus testing facility on Monday as it takes steps to reopen international travel that has been largely grounded for months by the pandemic.

. Rajasthan will be the first state in the country to enact a law making it compulsory to wear masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday.

. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started free Covid-19 testing at 244 centres in the city from Monday, officials said.

. 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.

. US President Donald Trump suggested early on Monday that he might seek to fire a highly respected member of his coronavirus task force, Anthony Fauci, after Fauci further criticized Trump's handling of the virus.

. Single-day recoveries outnumbered new Covid-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday as 114 people were cured of the disease and 29 tested positive for the infection, a health department official said.

The new infections pushed the tally to 14,881, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

. Just last year, Nepal attracted so many mountain climbers that a human traffic jam of hundreds of hikers in puffy jackets snarled a trail to the top of Mount Everest.

. From the pandemic’s earliest days, President Donald Trump was of two minds on coronavirus.

In public he was dismissive and belittling of the virus, and those who feared it. In private, for all his bravado, he acted like a man who dreaded catching it.

. Having a home government with deep -- and open -- pockets is emerging as key in terms of whether an airline will make it through the coronavirus pandemic.

. Telangana reported 922 new Covid-19 cases taking the tally to2,40,970while seven more deaths pushed the toll to 1,348, the state government said on Monday.

. As rapid tests are becoming more widely available, delivering results in minutes in doctor’s offices, nursing homes, schools and even the White House, officials warn of a significant undercount, blurring the spread.

. The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of Peru's tourist sites, reopens Sunday after a nearly eight-month lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

. Britain's Prince William contracted Covid-19 in April at a similar time to his father Prince Charles, British media reported late on Sunday, citing Kensington Palace sources.

. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday say there is no alternative but to lock down England as lawmakers prepare to vote on measures to contain a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

. Like much of the developing world, Pakistan was alarmingly short of doctors and medical facilities long before anyone had heard of Covid-19. Then the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals, forcing some to turn away patients. As fear upended daily life, families lost livelihoods and struggled to feed themselves.

. Till date, one death has been reported in the state.

. Europe's new Covid-19 cases have doubled in five weeks, propelling the region on Sunday across the bleak milestone of 10 million total infections, according to a Reuters tally.

. Highlighting that coronavirus pandemic has induced mental health concerns, both pre-existing and new-onset triggered by lifestyle restrictions and uncertain future, the Centre has issued guidelines stating that Covid-19 facilities should have provision for psychiatric consultation.

. Covid-19 numbers statewide have been coming down in recent weeks, but for the first time since July 15, Bengaluru Urban’s share of daily new cases touched nearly 60% of Karnataka’s numbers on Sunday.

. Even though half of India’s Covid-19 cases and 60% deaths are concentrated in 50 districts, the epidemic has begun to spread silently to the hinterland, suggests a new analysis.

. West Bengal on Sunday reported the highest single-day recovery of 4,053 Covid-19 patients, taking the total number of those cured to 3,33,990, the health department said in a bulletin.

. The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19 but stressed he had no symptoms.

Coronavirus news highlights: Karnataka reports 2,576 new Covid-19 cases, over 8,300 discharges

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