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Coronavirus LIVE Updates | 2,756 fresh COVID-19 cases, 26 more deaths in Karnataka
With 2,756 fresh cases and 26 more deaths, Karnataka''s COVID-19 tally and cumulative fatalities reached 8,32,396 and 11,247 respectively on Tuesday, the health department said. The state has been showing a steady decline in cases and mortalities in recent days from an alarming over 10,000 infections and around 200 fatalities a day about a month ago.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Delhi records 6,725 cases, daily infection tally crosses 6,000-mark for first time
Delhi recorded over 6,700 fresh COVID-19 cases for the first time on November 3 taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4 lakh, even as the positivity rate stood at 11.29 per cent amid festive season and rising pollution in the city.The 6,725 fresh cases came out of the 59,540 tests conducted the previous day.
This is the first time when the number of daily cases has crossed the 6,000-mark.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | 169 new COVID-19 cases in Noida, tally at 18,339
Uttar Pradesh''s Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 169 new COVID-19 cases on November 3, pushing the district''s infection tally to 18,339, official data showed.
The number of active cases came down to 1,280 from 1,289 on Monday, according to the data released by the UP Health Department for a 24-hour period.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Meghalaya reports more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases
Meghalaya on November 3 reported more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases as 101 recuperated from the disease while 63 new infections pushed the tally to 9,741, a senior health official said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Kerala, Delhi, Bengal, Manipur showing increase in COVID-19 cases from Octover 3-November 3: Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry said on November 3 that Kerala, Delhi, West Bengal and Manipur has shown an increase in the number of coronavirus infection between October 3 and November 3.
During the same period, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh were the top states which registered a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, it said.
At a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said there has been a continuous decline in average daily new COVID-19 cases as well as deaths for the last seven weeks.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Hong Kong to extend social distancing measures for another week
The social distancing restrictions that expire on November 5 will be extended for another week because the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has not seen a better turn, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | UK to test all Liverpool residents for COVID-19
Everyone living or working in Liverpool, north-west England, will be offered COVID-19 rapid testing whether they have symptoms or not as part of a pilot ahead of a wider rollout, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on November 3.
He said the first pilot of city-wide testing in England was made possible by the dramatic increase in testing capacity and new technologies and will help find even more people with coronavirus to control the spread of the virus and gain more data on the number of cases across the city, starting this Friday.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | India's COVID-19 recoveries cross 76-lakh mark, case fatality rate at 1.49%
India's total coronavirus recoveries crossed 76 lakh-mark on November 3 after 58,323 patients recovered and were discharged in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The ministry informed that the national recovery rate has escalated to 91.96 percent.
COVID-19: Marico, Dabur, and Amul hit the market with more ayurvedic products
Evolving consumer needs during COVID-19 has prompted a slew of companies to look at ayurvedic products.Also, with government guidelines advising people to consume turmeric and giloy to prevent infection, demand for ayurvedic products have increased.
To capitalise on the demand for such products, fast-moving consumer goods companies (FMCG) such asMarico,Dabur, and Amul have already come up with many products of ayurvedic concoctions.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates | UP additional chief secretary tests positive for COVID-19
Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), a senior official said on Tuesday.Prasad has been briefing the media here about the COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh.
"Prasad was on Monday admitted to the SGPGI after testing positive for the virus. A team of senior doctors is monitoring him," PGI Director, RK Dhiman, said.
Coronavirus in France LIVE Updates | France to reinstate Paris evening curfew as COVID-19 worsens
The French government will reimpose an evening curfew on Paris, and possibly the Ile-de-France region around the capital, to tackle worsening COVID-19 figures, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday. The evening curfew on Paris, which would start at 9 p.m., would come on top of a new, national lockdown imposed last week by President Emmanuel Macron, Attal said.
"We are going to reinstate a curfew on Paris, and perhaps the Ile-de-France. The Interior Ministry will specify the details later in the day and an edict will be issued," Attal told BFM TV (Reuters)
Coronavirus in India | Delhi airport starts COVID-19 testing for passengers before departure
Domestic and international passengers taking their flights from the Delhi airport can now get themselves tested for COVID-19 right before their departure, its operator DIAL said on Tuesday.The COVID-19 testing facility at the Delhi airport started on September 12 and it was available for international arrivals only till date.
The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), in association with Genestrings Diagnostic Centre Pvt Ltd, on October 28 had set up a COVID-19 sample collection booth in front of gate no. 8 of Terminal 3 for passengers who were taking international or domestic flights, according to a statement.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
India hasachievedseveral significant milestones in its fight against COVID. The new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours have fallen under 40,000. The daily new cases stand at38,310after 15 weeks (105 days). Newcases on July 22 were 37,724. In another achievement, the active cases havedrastically declined below 5.5lakh. The total positive cases of the country are5,41,405and now comprise merely6.55%of the total cases.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
490 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Of these, nearly 80% are concentrated in ten States/UTs. Maharashtra has reported maximum single day deaths (104 deaths). India’s case Fatality Rate stands at 1.49%.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
74% of the new confirmed cases are from 10 States and UTs. Kerala, Delhi and Maharashtra have contributed the maximum to the new cases with more than 4,000 cases. West Bengal follows with more than 3,000 new cases.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
58,323 patientshave recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours.The national Recovery Rate has further escalated to91.96%. 80%of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs. Maharashtra is leading with more than 10,000 single day recoveries followed by Karnataka with more than 8,000 recoveries.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra | Thane records 518 new COVID-19 cases; 19 more fatalities
An addition of 518 fresh cases ofcoronavirus has taken the tally in Maharashtra's Thane district to 2,12,647, an official said on Tuesday. Apart from the latest cases detected on Monday, the district also reported 19 deaths that raised the toll to 5,371, the official said.
With over 1.98 lakh recoveries, the recovery rate in the district stands at 93.26 per cent, while the mortality rate is 2.53 per cent, he said. Currently, there are 8,960 patients undergoing treatment in the district, he said.
COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Zydus Cadila completes phase-2 trial, to submit data in November
Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila) said it has completed enrolment and dosing of 1,000 volunteers in phase-2 clinical trials of its potential Covid-19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D, and plans to submit the data to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) this month.
“At present the immunogenicity evaluation is going on,” said Sharvil Patel, Managing Director of Zydus Cadila, in an update to analysts during the company’s earnings call on Monday.
Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh LIVE Updates | Arunachal reports 117 new COVID-19 cases, one more death
At least 117 more people tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the caseload in the state to 14,998.Barring 11, all new patients are asymptomatic and have been shifted to COVID care centres. The positivity rate in the state stands at 11.74 percent, and the death rate at 0.25 percent.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 1,722 active cases, while 13,238 have been cured of the disease, with the recovery rate now standing at 88.26 percent.
Coronavirus pandemic | Air travel bubbles: Now Indians can travel to Netherlands, Tanzania and Rwanda
Tanzania, Netherlands and Rwanda have been added to the list of countries with whom India now has an air travel bubble arrangement. This takes the total number of countries, to where Indians now can travel, to 21.
As Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri had earlier pointed out, air bubbles are"at a stage short of normal civil aviation activities." In other words, these flights are a little more evolved than the repatriation flights, but have not yet reached the 'normal' stage.
Under the arrangement, airlines from both the countries are allowed to operate a specified number of flights between cities.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | More lockdowns in Europe as virus outbreaks grow
Austria and Greece on Tuesday will become the latest European nations to impose spirit-crushing curbs to combat the coronavirus surge, with a deadly terrorist attack in Vienna ahead of a partial lockdown compounding the misery.
The virus has infected over 46 million people worldwide, with more than 1.2 million deaths, and the acute outbreaks in Europe and America are sparking further alarm about the state of the already devastated global economy.
Austria's cases in recent weeks have surged well past the levels recorded in the spring, forcing the government to impose a curfew between 8 pm and 6 am starting Tuesday until the end of November.
Zydus Cadila files investigational new drug application for COVID-19 treatment
Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Tuesday said it has filed the investigational new drug (IND) application for ZYIL1, positioned for management of critically ill COVID-19 patients.
"Following up on its initiatives to fight COVID-19 with diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics, the company is now focussing on cutting edge research to bring targeted therapies... it has filed the IND application of ZYIL1, a novel oral small molecule," the company said in a regulatory filing.
Coronavirus in Jharkhand LIVE Updates | Jharkhand reports 403 new COVID-19 cases, 1 fresh fatality
Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to1,02,490 on Tuesday as 403 more people tested positive for the infection, while one fresh fatality pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 886, a health official said. Ranchi district reported the highest number of new cases at 122, followed by Dhanbad (50) and East Singhbhum (40), he said.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates | 1,536 new cases, 3 fatalities in Telangana
Telangana recorded 1,536 freshcoronavirus cases taking the total infection count to 2.42 lakh while three related deaths pushed the toll to 1,351.Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 281, followed by Khammam 97 and Medchal Malkajgiri 96, a government bulletin said on Tuesday providing data as of 8 PM on November 2.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates | Five most-affected states
> Maharashtra - 16,87,784 cases
> Karnataka - 8,29,640 cases
> Andhra Pradesh - 8,27,882 cases
> Tamil Nadu - 7,29,507 cases
> Uttar Pradesh - 4,85,609 cases
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR):
Total 11,17,89,350 samples tested for COVID-19 up to November 2. Of these, 10,46,247 samples were tested yesterday
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates | Coronavirus state-wise tally November 3: Delhi's COVID-19 tally nears 4 lakh
Delhi's COVID-19 tally moved closer to the 4-lakh mark on November 2 after the national capital reported 4,001 new cases in 24 hours. The death toll in Delhi due to the infectious disease stands at 6,604.With over 16.87 lakh cases, Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally remains the highest among Indian states and union territories, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest update.
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates |
Total active cases in India fall to 5,41,405 after a decrease of 20,503 in the last 24 hours. Total cured cases are 76,03,121 with 58,323 new discharges in the last 24 hours.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates | Breaking:
India reports 38,310 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours Total number of samples tested for coronavirus - 10,46,247
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine triggers immune response in Phase I trial
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.“We are very encouraged by the interim Phase I data,” Chief Executive Officer Franz-Werner Haas said in a statement.
The biotech firm is using the so-called messenger RNA (mRNA) approach, the same as Moderna as well as BioNTech and its partner Pfizer, although they started mass testing on humans in late July.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates | Karnataka's COVID tally at 8.29 lakh with 2,576 fresh cases, 29 deaths
With 2,576 fresh cases and 29 deaths, Karnataka's COVID-19 tally and cumulative fatalities reached 8,29,640 and 11,221 respectively on November 2, the health department said.
Sharing the encouraging trends, state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar tweeted, "2,576 new Covid cases have been reported in Karnataka today and 8,334 recoveries.7,73,595 people have recovered in the state so far with a recovery rate of 93.24%. State's covid mortality rate stands at 1.35%."
Coronavirus in China LIVE Updates | China reports 49 new coronavirus cases vs 24 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 2, from 24 a day earlier, the national health authority reported on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said in a statement 44 of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas.
The commission also reported 61 new asymptomatic cases, compared with 30 such cases reported a day earlier. China does not classify symptomless patients as confirmed COVID-19 cases. The total number of confirmed cases in China now stands at 86,070, while the death toll remains unchanged at 4,634.
Coronavirus in Nagaland LIVE Updates | Nagaland reports 21 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths
Nagaland reported 21 new COVID-19cases on Monday, while 152 more patients recovered, officials said. The state also recorded three deaths, all of which happened in Dimapur, they said. The state's tally rose to 9,069 with the detection o the new cases.
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates | Bengal logs record recovery of 4,085 COVID patients
West Bengal on Monday reported the highest single-day recovery of 4,085 COVID-19 patients, taking the total number of cured people to 3,38,075, the health department said in a bulletin. The discharge rate is now 88.59 percent. The death toll mounted to 6,957 after 57 more people succumbed to the disease.
Coronavirus in Chhattisgarh LIVE Updates | Chhattisgarh records 1,700 new COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths
With 1,700 new COVID-19 cases and58 more deaths, Chhattisgarhs count rose to 1,90,513 and the toll to 2,208 on Monday, a health official said. The number of people who have recovered increased to 1,66,391 after 240 people were discharged from various hospitals, while 1,324 patients completed their home isolation during the day, he said. The state now has 21,914 active cases, the official informed. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE Updates | 465 new COVID cases take Assam's tally to nearly 2.07 lakh
Assam's COVID-19 caseload wentup to 2,06,982 after 465 more people tested positive for the virus on Monday, while one fresh fatality took the death toll to 932, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.Sarma said that 785 patients also recovered from the infection, pushing the number of cured people to 1,97,566.
The state registered more recoveries than new infections for the 19th consecutive day on Monday. Assam currently has a total of 8,481 active cases.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates | India's national recovery rate reaches 91.68%
A total of 75,44,798 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far, taking the national recovery rate to 91.68 percent, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.49 percent.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates | India's COVID-19 caseload crosses 82 lakh-mark
India's COVID-19 caseload crossed the 82 lakh-mark, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 75.44 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 91.68 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 82,29,313 with 45,231 people testing positive for the infection in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,22,607 with 496 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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