Coronavirus news highlights: India's Covid-19 tally surges past 68 lakh, death toll at 1,05,429

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. In a major relief to city restaurants amid Covid-19 outbreak, the Delhi government on Wednesday said they will be allowed to operate round-the-clock and the requirement of tourism licenses will be removed.

. 1307 new Covid-19cases detected out of 33,346 tests today. Total number of cases now at 1,90,209 including 1,55,074 discharges, 34,347 active cases and 785 deaths: Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Health Minister

. Rejecting a proposal to conduct a direct phase-3 clinical trial of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Indian drug regulator has advised the promoters of the vaccine to carry out a phase-2 trial on Indian subjects first to check the vaccine’s immune response before going ahead with a larger phase-3 study.

. With movement is slowly becoming normal, the confidence in air travel has also grown as around 42 per cent of recent travellers said they had a comfortable in-flight experience and are ready to travel again, according to a survey.

. Keeping in mind the upcoming festival season, Prime Minister NarendraModiwill be launching a 'Jan Andolan' (People's Movement) for Covid-19-appropriate behaviour—'wear mask, follow physical distancing, maintain hand hygiene'.

. Jharkhand reports 829 new Covid-19 cases, 1087 recoveries & discharges and 10 deaths today. Total cases in the state rise to 89,702, including 79,176 recoveries & discharged and 767 deaths. Active cases stand at 9759: Government of Jharkhand

. Haryana reported 1,283 Covid-19 cases, 1,555 discharges and 19 deaths today, taking total cases to 1,37,398 with 1,24,841 discharges, 1,528 deaths and 11,029 active cases: State Health Department

. 852 new Covid-19 cases and 33 deaths have been reported in Punjab today, taking the total number of cases to 1,20,860 including 11,563 active cases and 3,712 deaths: State Government

. 5,120 new Covid-19 cases and 34 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state is now 7,34,427 including 49,513 active cases, 6,78,828 recoveries, and 6,086 deaths so far: State Government

. 3561 new Covid-19 cases, 4219 discharges and 47 deaths in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total cases in the state rise to 4,24,326, including 3,74,972 discharges and 6200 deaths. Active cases stand at 43,154: Government of Uttar Pradesh

. Gujarat reports 1311 new Covid-19 cases, 1414 discharges and 9 deaths today. Total cases in the state rise to 1,46,673, including 1,26,657 discharges and 3531 deaths. Active cases stand at 16,485: Government of Gujarat

. 249 new Covid-19cases, 122 recoveries & 2 deaths reported in Manipur today. Total positive cases now at 12,489, including 2,805 active cases, 9,604 recoveries & 80 deaths till date. Recovery rate is 76.89 %: Govt of Manipur

. Now, all weekly markets in Delhi will be opened. Till now, only 2 markets per day per zone were allowed. Cinema halls in Delhi will also be opened from October 15. They have to follow all the guidelines issued by the central government: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

. Chandigarh reports 127 new Covid-19cases, taking the total number of cases to 12,820 including 1,448 active cases, 182 deaths, and 11,190 cured cases: Health Department, UT Chandigarh

. Jammu and Kashmir reports 621 new Covid-19cases and 2,188 recoveries today, taking the total tally in the Union Territory to 81,097, including 67,684 recoveries and 1,282 deaths. Active cases stand at 12,131: Government of Jammu and Kashmir

. Rajasthan records 2151 new Covid-19cases, 16 deaths, 2078 recoveries and 2068 discharges today. The total cases in the state rise to 1,50,467, including 1590 deaths, 1,27,526 recoveries and 1,26,476 discharges: Government of Rajasthan

. Kerala records 10,606 new Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. There are 92,161 active cases in the state and 1,60,253 people have recovered from the infection till date: State Government

. Delhi reports 2,871 new Covid-19, 35 deaths and 3,370 recoveries/discharges/migrations in last 24 hours. Total cases in the state rise to 2,98,107, including 5,616 deaths and 2,70,305 recoveries/discharges/migrations. Active cases stand at 22,186: Government of Delhi

. His hands caked with paint and dust, Aakash looks right at home working at an auto repair shop -- except that he is a minor, one of millions forced into the Indian labour market.

. Telangana recorded 2,154 Covid-19 cases, 2,239 recoveries and 8 deaths yesterday, taking total cases to 2,04,748 including 1,77,008 recoveries, 1,189 deaths and 26,551 active cases: State Health Department

. 60 new Covid-19cases & 334 cured cases reported in Himachal Pradesh since 9 pm bulletin yesterday. Total cases in the state stand at 16,343, including 2,862 active cases 13,232 cured and 224 deaths: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Himachal Pradesh

. Filippo Grandi, Commissioner of the UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency - announces on Twitter that he has tested positive for Covid-19.He has mild symptoms and is isolating at home.

. Karnataka Government reduces the fine amount for not wearing masks to Rs 250 from Rs 1000 in urban areas and to Rs 100 from Rs 500 in rural areas

. Mask, social distancing & washing hands are the only weapons to remain safe, in the absence of a Covid-19 vaccine. Campaign to raise awareness about these measures in public places will be kicked off soon: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar briefing media on cabinet decisions

. The World Bank on Wednesday praised the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Mumbai’s Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, saying its success stemmed from a combination of “customised solutions”, community involvement and perseverance.

. Bhardwaj is the third Himachal Pradesh minister and ninth MLA in the 68-member state Assembly to have contracted the virus.

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. Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 2,40,998 on Wednesday as 2,995 more people tested positive for the infection, while record 18 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 958, a health official said.

. Pakistan’s coronavirus caseload on Wednesday reached 316,315 with 624 new patients testing positive in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of National Health Services.

. At least 20 more people, including eight security personnel, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mizoram, taking the state's tally to 2,148, a health department official said on Wednesday.

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. Actor Arjun Kapoor on Wednesday said he has tested negative forCovid-19, a month after contracting the virus.

The 35-year-old actor was diagnosed withCovid-19on September 6 and was in home quarantine since.

. Ukraine registered a record 4,753 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the national security council said on Wednesday, up from a previous record of 4,661 new cases reported on October 3.

. Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 11,007 on Wednesday as 222 more people, including three Army jawans, tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the northeastern state's coronavirus death toll to 20, a health official said.

. The rise surpassed a previous record of 3,794 as the country has had one of Europe's fastest per-capita spikes in cases in the past month. In total, it has recorded 90,022 cases since March, along with 794 deaths.

. Telangana registered 2,154 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 2.04 lakh while eight more deaths pushed the toll to 1,189.

. A Chinese experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences was shown to be safe in an early stage clinical trial, researchers said.

. This is fuelled by 17 States/UTs whose Recovery Rate is higher than the national average.

. The Union territory now has 180 active coronavirus cases, while 3,678 people have recovered from the disease and 54 patients have succumbed to the infection so far.

. Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally rose to 88,873 on Wednesday as 847 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

. A growing number of White House staff and senior Republicans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since President Donald Trump revealed he had contracted the respiratory disease.

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.Republican Sen. Susan Collins said she was “shocked” to see President Donald Trump discharged from the hospital so soon, and said Trump set a poor example by appearing at the White House without a mask.AP. 79 new Covid-19 cases & 50 recoveries reported in Ladakh on 6th October. The number of active cases now stands at 1195 (904 in Leh district and 291 in Kargil district)

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. Online misinformation is leaching out from cheap mobile phones and free Facebook plans used by millions in the Philippines, convincing many to reject vaccinations for polio and other deadly diseases.

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. Australia's city of Melbourne, capital of thecoronavirushotspot state of Victoria, on Wednesday reported the lowest two-week average of new cases after a second contagion wave that led to one of the world's toughest lockdowns.

. Amid the worsening Covid-19 outbreak in the state, the government on Tuesday invoked the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020 to crack down onpeoplewho refuse to get tested.

. Mexico faces a years-long struggle to return to pre-pandemic levels of employment, income and poverty after an expected economic contraction of 9.0 percent in 2020, the IMF warned.

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. Drugs Controller General of India has given permission for conducting Phase-1 human clinical trial for an "antisera" that was developed by injecting inactivated SARS-CoV-2 in horses and can be a potential treatment for Covid-19, ICMR officials said on Tuesday.

Coronavirus news highlights: India's Covid-19 tally surges past 68 lakh, death toll at 1,05,429

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