Coronavirus news highlights: India sees 81,514 Covid-19 recoveries in 24 hours

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. Keen to catch up on your favourite theatre performance? Be prepared to be masked up for the entire duration in the auditorium.

. Former MLA P Vetrivel, who got his political teeth cut in the Congress under late G K Moopanar and jumped the ship to AIADMK, passed away in Chennai on Thursday after being infected with the novel coronavirus.

. With no clarity on whether restrictions would be imposed on celebrating Diwali due to Covid-19, fireworks’ manufacturers in Sivakasi have kept their fingers crossed.

. Eleven million girls face being unable to return to school even after coronavirus restrictions are lifted around the world, UNESCO head Audrey Azoulay said Thursday during a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

. The total tally rises to 3,21,031, including 5,924 deaths and 2,92,502 recoveries. Active cases stand at 22,605.

. India is expected to have a Covid-19 vaccine in a few months and the country should be in the process of delivering it to people in the next six months, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.

. US presidential candidate Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris suspended travel on Thursday after her communications director tested positive for Covid-19, the campaign said, adding that Harris had not come into "close contact" with the staffer.

. As a thick quilt of smog wrapped itself around New Delhi on Thursday, signalling the start of the fall pollution season, doctors and scientists warned that the deteriorating air quality could make the city’s Covid-19 problems even worse.

. Healthy people might have to wait till 2022 to get Covid-19 vaccine as health workers and those with a higher risk of contracting the infection will be prioritised, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

. Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 140 new Covid-19 patients on Thursday, pushing the district's case tally to 15,567, official data showed.

. Total positive cases in the state rise to 18,155 cases including 2,522 active cases, 15,357 recoveries and 255 death.

. People with blood type O may have a lower risk of infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes Covid-19, and reduced likelihood of severe outcomes, including organ complications, if they develop the disease, two new studies suggest.

. The total number of positive cases stands at 13,477 till date, including 1,044 active cases, 12,232 cured cases, and 201 deaths

. Total cases in the Union Territory rise to 32,486 including 4,551 active cases, 27,365 recoveries and 570 deaths.

. Total positive cases in the state stand at 1,67,279 including 1,708 deaths, 1,43,984 recoveries and 21,587 active cases.

. Infection tally in the state goes up to 7,71,503, death toll reaches 6,357.

. Total cases in the state rise to 7,43,848 including 1,13,538 active cases, 6,20,008 discharges and 10,283 deaths

. The total positive cases in the UT rises to 86,057 including 9,058 active cases, 75,641 recoveries and 1,358 deaths.

. Covid-19 negative certificate is mandatory for visiting Sabarimala temple which is reopening tomorrow. Only 250 people will be allowed to visit on a day. A health certificate assuring the devotee is fit for climbing the hill is also mandatory: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

. The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 66 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 5,304, according to an official bulletin on Thursday.

. Around 91 million urban Indians lack basic handwashing facilities at home, UNICEF has said while noting that washing of hands with soap is critical in the fight against infectious diseases like Covid-19.

. Scientists have analysed 176 reported cases of novel coronavirus infections in newborn infants, and found that while 30 per cent of the babies may have contracted the virus from the mother, breastfeeding was not associated with Covid-19.

. Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has Covid-19 symptoms and is wearing a mask, part of efforts to protect employees as they return to work.

The Finnish company has been using the system in its factory in Chennai, India, for two months and has screened more than 2,00,000 people in that facility.

. Calling for continued vigilance and a high state of preparedness against the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday directed health authorities to scale up Covid-19 testing and sero-surveys and said the facility to get tested regularly and speedily at a low cost must be available to all at the earliest.

. The death toll is at 10,472. 6,22,458 people have been discharged in the State so far including 5,055 people discharges today.

. Prime Minister underscored the need for continuous & rigorous scientific testing & validation of traditional medicine treatments. He appreciated efforts of Ministry of AYUSH for conducting evidence-based research & providing reliable solution in this difficult time.

. With the Maharashtra government allowing reopening of libraries from Thursday as part of its 'Mission Begin Again', many of these establishments in Mumbai are working out modalities to resume operations after over a six-month-long break.

. Africa faces "a pivotal moment" in its fight against the coronavirus as cases and deaths rise after eased lockdowns and travel curbs, the regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday.

. Hong Kong and Singapore will set up a travel bubble, the two cities announced on Thursday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners.

. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday stressed that common habits of personal hygiene like washing hands can keep coronavirus infection at bay and help people lead a healthy and disease-free life.

. While transmission of the novel coronavirus as small aerosol particles is more significant in summer, direct contact with respiratory droplets may be more pronounced in the winter months, according to a new research.

. French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government response to the global coronavirus pandemic.

. With the threat of the spread of Covid-19 during pandal-hopping casting a shadow over Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal, a crowd-puller big-budget puja in Kolkata has decided to allow only locals toue visit its marqe.

. Scientists from Britain's University of Oxford have developed a rapid Covid-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes, researchers said on Thursday, adding it could be used in mass testing at airports and businesses.

. Japanese cinema needs an overhaul. At least that's what acclaimed director Koji Fukada thinks, calling for less reliance on manga adaptations, more money for arthouse and better treatment of workers.

. Pakistan’s positivity rate has increased to its highest in more than 50 days, Planning minister Asad Umar said on Thursday.

Umar, who is the chief of National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) to combat the pandemic, also said that the cases of coronavirus was going up in the country despite attempts to bring it down.

. The union territory of Puducherry reported 245 fresh Covid-19 cases while two more deaths pushed the toll to 570, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said on Thursday.

The 245 new cases were identified at the end of examination of 4,649 samples, he said.

. Poland reported a record of coronavirus infections for the second consecutive day, with 8,099 new cases, according to health ministry data published on Twitter, with further curbs expected to be announced later on Thursday.

The country of 38 million has now recorded 149,903 confirmed coronavirus cases and 3,308 deaths.

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. Indonesia on Thursday reported 4,411 newcoronavirusinfections, taking its tally to 349,160, passing the Philippines with the highest case number in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia also reported 112 newCovid-19deaths, with total fatalities reaching 12,268. The Philippines had recorded 348,698 cases and 6,497 deaths as of Thursday.

. Sinovac Biotech may start late-stage trials of itscoronavirusvaccine in the Philippines as early as next month, its food and drugs agency chief said on Thursday, after it hurdled the initial stage of the country's screening process.

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) expects to receive the Chinese drug maker's formal application for phase three clinical trials within two weeks and regulators will make a decision after their evaluation, FDA head Rolando Enrique Domingo said.

. Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 2,62,011 on Thursday as 2,470 more people tested positive for the infection, while 17 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 1,089, a health official said.

As many as 1,462 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 1,008 people tested positive for the infection during contact tracing, he said.

Khurda district, under which Bhubaneswar falls, registered the highest number of new cases at 368, followed by Cuttack (186) and Angul (170), the official said.

. While transmission of the novel coronavirus as small aerosol particles is more significant in summer, direct contact with respiratory droplets may be more pronounced in the winter months, according to a new research.

The modelling study, published in the journal Nano Letters, also noted that the currently followed physical distancing guidelines are inadequate in curbing the transmission of Covid-19.

. A hospital president and the director of the health commission in the northern Chinese city of Qingdao have been fired after China's latest coronavirus outbreak, authorities said Thursday.

A brief notice on the Qingdao city government's official microblog Thursday said Health Commission Director Sui Zhenhua and Deng Kai, president of Qingdao's thoracic hospital to which the cases have been linked, were placed under further investigation. No other details were given.

. Already on track to overtake the United States with the world's most novel coronavirus infections, India is bracing for a surge of cases in coming weeks as it heads into its main holiday season with an economy freed of virus restrictions.

The recent experience of the southern state of Kerala, which was praised for its initial handling of the pandemic, indicates how rapidly the situation can worsen. Reported infections there have jumped by five times since it celebrated the 10-day harvest festival of Onam in late August, far outpacing the two-fold increase in cases nationally over that time.

. Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 12,768 on Thursday as 207 more people tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the northeastern state's coronavirus death toll to 29, a senior health official said.

A 70-year-old man from Naharlagun's Lekhi village died at a Covid-19 hospital at Chimpu on Wednesday due to septic shock and multiple organ failure. He had tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to the hospital on October 6, State Surveillance Officer, Dr Lobsang Jampa, said.

. A Covid-19 patient urgently requiring plasma approached Thane police for help, following which a cop promptly responded to his request, the city police said.

The police here in Maharashtra received a message on its WhatsApp group about a 65-year-old patient suffering from coronavirus infection urgently in need of B+ve plasma.

. The Czech Republic reported 9,544 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, its highest one-day tally since the pandemic started, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday.

. With India witnessing a decline in average daily Covid-19 cases over the past five weeks,the country’s doubling time of coronavirus cases has increased to 70.4 days from 25.5 days in mid-August, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

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