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With 37,975 fresh COVID-19 infections, India recorded 13 per cent fewer coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, government data shows. The country also reported 480 Covid-related deaths in this period, marginally lower than yesterday's 511. India's overall coronavirus case count now stands at 91.77 lakh, with 1,34,218 Covid-related fatalities, so far.
Active cases rose to almost 4.4 lakh as more than 40,000 people successfully fought off the virus taking overall recoveries to 86,04,955. The country's overall recovery rate is 93.75 per cent, with a daily positivity rate of about 3.5 per cent against 10.9 lakh tests in the last 24 hours.
Delhi on Monday recorded 4,454 fresh COVID-19 cases and 121 people died in the national capital in the last 24 hours. These relatively low number of fresh cases came out of the 37,307 tests conducted on Sunday, including 18,046 RT-PCR tests, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
Amid a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered for an immediate procurement of 1,200 BiPAP machines for the new ICU beds being added in the national capital this week, an official said on Tuesday. He said the move will allow immediate operationalisation of the new ICU beds. A total of 1,200 BiPAP machines will be procured immediately from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the official said.
Here are the LIVE updates on Coronavirus Cases:
Coronavirus news: France to end lockdown Dec 15, shops to reopen Saturday
France aims to lift a nationwide lockdown on December 15, President Emmanuel Macron said, with shops authorised to reopen as early as Saturday after weeks of closure.
In a TV address Tuesday, Macron said some restrictions would remain in place to avoid "a third coronavirus wave" or another lockdown.
Coronavirus news: Bengal registers 49 more COVID-19 deaths, 3,545 fresh cases
The COVID-19 death count in West Bengal rose to 8,121 on Tuesday after 49 people died due to the disease, the health department said in a bulletin.
The tally mounted to 4,63,463 after 3,545 new cases of infection were reported from different parts of the state, it said.
Altogether 3,646 patients also recovered from the disease, taking the total number of cured people to 4,30,462.
The discharge rate is 92.88 per cent at present.
The number of active cases now is 24,880, PTI reported.
Coronavirus news: National Institute of Biologicals to function as additional facility for testing of COVID-19 vaccines
Noida-based National Institute of Biologicals (NIB), an apex autonomous institute under the Union health ministry, shall function as an additional facility for testing of COVID-19 vaccines, according to a gazette notification issued on Tuesday.
At present, all types of vaccines are being tested for lot release purposes at the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Kasauli.
Coronavirus news: 1,033 people without mask penalised, says Noida Police
As many as 1,033 people who were found without face masks at public places were issued challans across Noida and Greater Noida amid the COVID-19 outbreak, police said on Tuesday.
Police Commissioner Alok Singh has directed officials to issue challans to those who are found not adhering to COVID-19 protocols in public places, according to a statement.
According to it, Rs 1,03,800 were collected from the violators in fines on Tuesday, PTI reported.
Coronavirus news: Assam reports 157 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 2,11,839
Assam's COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,11,839 with 157 more people testing positive for the infection on Tuesday, while one more fatality pushed the death count to 976, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The lone death in the state was that of a 52-year old in Tinsukia. The death rate remained constant at 0.46 per cent, PTI reported.
Assam Reports 157 New COVID-19 Cases
Assam's COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,11,839 with 157 more people testing positive for the infection on Tuesday.
Assam's COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,11,839 with 157 more people testing positive for the infection on Tuesday.
5,420 New COVID-19 Cases In Kerala
5,420 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 64,412.
5,420 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 64,412.
Health Workers First In Line For Vaccine: Karnataka Home Minister
Karnataka is ready with a plan to administer the coronavirus vaccine whenever the central government gets an approval, state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Tuesday.
"We told the Prime Minister's Office that Karnataka has good manufacturing and health infrastructure... We will ensure the vaccine reaches the needy," Mr Bommai told NDTV after attending PM Modi's virtual meeting with Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of all states to discuss a collective action plan for speedy clearances and procurement for early rollout of a vaccination drive.
Karnataka is ready with a plan to administer the coronavirus vaccine whenever the central government gets an approval, state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Tuesday.
"We told the Prime Minister's Office that Karnataka has good manufacturing and health infrastructure... We will ensure the vaccine reaches the needy," Mr Bommai told NDTV after attending PM Modi's virtual meeting with Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of all states to discuss a collective action plan for speedy clearances and procurement for early rollout of a vaccination drive.
642 New Cases, 14 Deaths In Odisha
Odisha's COVID-19 tally surged to 3,15,271 after it added 642 new infections in the past 24 hours.
Odisha's COVID-19 tally surged to 3,15,271 after it added 642 new infections in the past 24 hours.
Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers said on Tuesday.
Guard against laxity in COVID-19 fight: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Chief Ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cautioned states and union territories against any laxity in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and called for reducing the positivity and fatality rates by focusing on curbing the virus transmission.
Interacting with chief ministers, the prime minister also called for more RT-PCR tests, even as he underlined that India's COVID-19 situation is more stable than other countries in terms of recovery and fatality rates.
PM Modi asked them to work towards bringing the positive rate to less than 5 per cent and the fatality rate to under 1 per cent and called for more RT-PCR tests.
"We need to speed up our efforts to reduce transmission of the virus. Testing, confirmation, contact tracing and data must be given top priority," he said.
COVID-19 situation under control in Gujarat: Chief Minister tells PM Modi
The COVID-19 situation in Gujarat is under control and enough number of beds are available for patients, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Tuesday during his virtual interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mr Rupani also informed about various initiatives to curb the coronavirus transmission during a meeting of chief ministers of eight states, which have reported higher number of COVID-19 cases, addressed by PM Modi via video conferencing, an official release said.
The Chief Minister said the government has intensified testing to identify coronavirus positive patients and also imposed a night curfew in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara and Surat.
COVID-19: Madhya Pradesh government extends parole of 4,000 prisoners by 60 days
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to extend the parole of about 4,000 prisoners for another 60 days in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh reported 1,798 and 1,701 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday and Monday, respectively, taking the total caseload in the state to 1,94,745.
"About 4,000 prisoners are currently out of jails on parole in the state. The government has decided to extend the parole of such prisoners for another 60 days in view of COVID-19 cases", Mr Mishra, who also holds Jail portfolio, told reporters.
Coronavirus News: South Korea reports 349 more COVID-19 cases, 31,353 in total
South Korea reported 349 more cases of COVID-19 as of early Tuesday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 31,353.
The daily caseload rose above 300 after recording 271 in the previous day. It grew in triple digits for 17 days running due to small cluster infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province as well as imported cases.
Of the new cases, 132 were Seoul residents and 69 were people residing in Gyeonggi province.
Gujarat: Night Curfew In Ahmedabad To Continue Till December 7 Coronavirus Updates: Russia reports record 491 coronavirus deaths, 24,326 new infections
Russia reported a record 491 deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the official deaths to 37,031.
Authorities also reported 24,326 new coronavirus infections in the space of 24 hours, including 5,838 in the capital Moscow, bringing the national cumulative tally to 2,138,828
Russia's coronavirus situation becoming more complicated, deputy PM says
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova on Tuesday said the coronavirus situation was becoming more complicated with the onset of autumn and winter, Russian news agencies reported
Russia registered a record 25,173 new daily coronavirus infections on Monday as the Kremlin said it was up to regional authorities to decide what measures needed to be imposed in their regions to curb its spread
Coronavirus Live updates: Odisha records 642 new COVID-19 cases, 14 more deaths
Odisha's COVID-19 caseload on Tuesday mounted to 3,15,271 after 642 more people tested positive for the infection, while 14 fresh fatalities took the death's to 1,671, a health department official said.
Of the 642 new cases, 374 were reported from various quarantine centres, and the remaining detected during contact tracing, the official said.
Keonjhar recorded the maximum number of new cases at 70, followed by Nuapada at 69 and Sundargarh at 66.
Taking to Twitter, the health department said, "Regret to inform the demise of fourteen #COVID19 positive patients while under treatment in hospitals.
Pollution played key role in high severity of third wave of COVID-19 in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal to PM Modi
At a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the high severity of the third wave of COVID-19 in the national capital is due to many factors, pollution being an important one, sources said.
Mr Kejriwal told the prime minister that Delhi saw the peak of 8,600 coronavirus cases on November 10 during the third wave and since then, the number of cases as well as the positivity rate are steadily decreasing, the sources said.
The Chief Minister hoped that the trend would continue in the national capital.
Shanghai tackles virus outbreak, hundreds of flights cancelled
Hundreds of flights at one of China's busiest airports were cancelled Tuesday as Shanghai raced to bring a local coronavirus outbreak under control.
Health officials have tested thousands of staff at Pudong International Airport since a small clutch of Covid-19 cases in the city was linked to several cargo handlers.
China -- where the virus first emerged late last year -- has largely brought the pandemic under control through travel restrictions and lockdowns, but it is now battling a number of domestic outbreaks in different cities.
Shanghai has reported seven local infections linked to the airport this month, with most cases found in the past few days.
Covid-19 LIVE Updates: Maharashtra 141 new COVID-19 cases in Aurangabad, 2 more deaths
Aurangabad has reported 141 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the Maharashtra district to 42,500, an official said on Tuesday.
The district also recorded two deaths due to the viral infection on Monday, taking the toll to 1,136, he said.
Out of the 141 new cases, 125 were found in Aurangabad city while 16 were reported from rural areas of the district. As of now, there are 767 active COVID-19 cases in the district, while 40,597 patients have recovered, the official said.
Coronavirus Updates: Venezuela's COVID-19 case tally tops 1,00,000
The number of registered cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Venezuela has exceeded 1,00,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
According to the latest data, 308 new cases of COVID-19 infection were recorded in Venezuela in the past day, the total case tally now stands at 100,143, of which 4,285 cases are active.
Two people have died in the past 24 hours, and the overall deaths is 873. Nearly 95,000 people have recovered from the disease in the country since the start of the outbreak.
Coronavirus LIVE News: 50 new cases push Mizoram's COVID-19 tally to 3,710
Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 3,710 on Tuesday as 50 more people, including nine Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, tested positive for the infection, a health official said. Lawngtlai district reported the highest number of new cases at 22, followed by Aizawl and Serchhip (nine each) and Champhai (eight), he said.
Nine infections were detected during RT-PCR tests, 11 during TrueNat and 30 during rapid antigen tests, the official said. Nine BSF soldiers, six children and three elderly persons are among the new patients, he said.
Covid-19 LIVE Updates: Telangana COVID-19 tally goes past 2.65 lakh with 921 new additions
Telangana's coronavirus tally crossed 2.65 lakh as 921 more cases were added, while three related fatalities pushed the toll to 1,437.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 146, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri 81 and Bhadradri Kothagudem 71, a government bulletin said on Tuesday providing details as of 8 pm on November 23.
As many as 11,047 patients are under treatment and 42,740 samples were tested on Monday.
Covid-19 LIVE Updates: Australia's Qantas To Require Covid Vaccine On International Flights
International travelers will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to fly with Australia's Qantas, the company has said, the first major airline to suggest that such rules could become common across the industry.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said late Monday the Australian flag carrier would implement the measure once a coronavirus vaccine was made available to the public.
"We are looking at changing our terms and conditions to say for international travellers that we will ask people to have a vaccination before they can get on the aircraft," he told Channel Nine.
"Whether you need that domestically, we will have to see what happens with Covid-19 in the market but certainly, for international visitors coming out (to Australia) and people leaving the country, we think that is a necessity."
COVID-19 Live updates : Delhi CM orders immediate procurement of 1,200 BiPAP machines for new ICU beds
Amid a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered for an immediate procurement of 1,200 BiPAP machines for the new ICU beds being added in the national capital this week, an official said on Tuesday.
He said the move will allow immediate operationalisation of the new ICU beds.
A total of 1,200 BiPAP machines will be procured immediately from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the official said.
Coronavirus News: 15 new cases push COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar to 4,656
The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 4,656 on Tuesday as 15 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said. Three new patients have travel history, while 12 infections were detected during contact tracing, he said. Thirteen more people have been cured of the disease, the official said.
Jharkhand reports 219 new COVID-19 cases, 2 fresh fatalities
Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,07,688 on Tuesday as 219 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said. Two more patients died due to the infection, pushing the state's coronavirus deaths to 953, he said. Dhanbad and Ranchi districts reported one fresh fatality each, the official said.
Coronavirus Cases Updates: Chile reports 1,440 new COVID-19 cases
Chile's Ministry of Health on Monday reported 1,440 new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and 37 deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 542,080 and the deaths to 15,106.
Of the total caseload, 517,524 people have recovered, while 704 people are currently hospitalised in intensive care units, including 544 on ventilators and 76 in critical condition.
Chile remains under a state of catastrophe, with a nighttime curfew to reduce circulation and the spread of the virus. However, several cities have moved to relax lockdown measures, while others, mainly in the south, have had to revert to stricter lockdowns due to a rise in infections.
Moscow's COVID-19 deaths rise to 8,455
Moscow has registered 76 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's deaths to 8,455, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Monday.
"Another 76 patients, who were diagnosed with pneumonia and tested positive for the coronavirus infection, died in Moscow," the center said.
US holiday travelers voice dread, determination as they defy COVID-19 warnings
Millions of Americans appeared to be disregarding public health warnings and traveling ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, likely fueling an alarming surge in coronavirus infections before a series of promising new vaccines are expected to become widely available.
Although fewer in number than last year, US travelers were flocking to airports and highways against the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US surgeon general and Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert.
Coronavirus news: Bengal reports 47 more COVID-19 deaths, 3,557 new cases
The COVID-19 death count in West Bengal rose to 8,072 after 47 more people died due to the disease on Monday, the state health department said in a bulletin.
It said that 3,557 new cases of infection took the tally to 4,59,918.
Coronavirus news: Shops to stay closed in Indore from 8 pm to 6 am as part of measures against COVID-19
As part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Indore administration on Monday said that all shops, offices, commercial institutions and restaurants will remain closed from 8 pm to 6 am in Indore municipal corporation and Mhow cantonment area.
The administration has banned rally, yatra and procession except for wedding programmes, ANI reported.
Coronavirus news: Even little bit of carelessness can be dangerous, says Ashok Gehlot at COVID-19 review meeting
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the state and said even a little bit of carelessness can be dangerous, PTI reported.
The state government has taken tough decisions, like imposing night curfew in urban areas of eight district headquarters, in public interest to control the spread of the infection, he said.
