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Russia reported 19,404 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, close to a record high that included 5,255 infections in Moscow, and took the national tally to 1,712,858. The Kremlin said on Thursday that the coronavirus situation in Russia was alarming but under control.

Indian government-backed Covid-19 vaccine, COVAXIN, developed by Bharat Biotech and the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) could be launched as early as February - months earlier than expected - as last-stage trials begin this month and studies have so far showed it is safe and effective, a senior government scientist told Reuters.

Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 2,97,274 on Thursday as 1,385 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said. As many as 798 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 587 fresh infections were detected during contact tracing, the official added.

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in India has been less than 6 lakh for seven consecutive days with 27 states and UTs having less than 20,000 active cases, the Health ministry said on Thursday

Germany recorded 31,480 new infections in the 24 hours through Thursday morning, bringing the total to 608,611, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The number of fatalities rose by 232, the most since early May, to 10,949.

Denmark will cull its mink population of up to 17 million after a mutation of the coronavirus found in the animals spread to humans, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday. Reuters reported that the head of the WHO's emergencies programme, Mike Ryan, called for full-scale scientific investigations into the complex issue of humans - outside China - infecting mink which in turn transmitted the virus back to humans.

Germany has reported a total of 597,359 till November 4, with 20,228 new cases added in the last 24 hours, along with 145 fatalities

India recorded over 50,000 new cases of coronavirus, and 704 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases went down by 5825, with the total number of active cases now standing at 527,962, according to the health ministry dashboard

Mainland China has temporarily suspended entry of non-Chinese nationals residing in Britain, the Chinese Embassy in Britain announced on Wednesday. The rejection of non-Chinese travellers from Britain came as England entered a monthlong lockdown starting Thursday after new coronavirus cases exceeded 20,000 a day, and its Covid-19 death toll eclipsed all other countries in Europe.

Assam reported 380 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 2,07,741, according to State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Assam currently has 8,110 active cases after a total of 1,98,694 people were discharged, added Sarma. The state has recorded 934 fatalities so far.